Watsco (WSO.B) Competitors $456.27 +18.79 (+4.30%) Closing price 07/2/2025Extended Trading$456.20 -0.07 (-0.02%) As of 07/2/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock WSO.B vs. TEL, FERG, USFD, PFGC, CNM, SITE, INGM, AVT, GMS, and REZIShould you be buying Watsco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Watsco include TE Connectivity (TEL), Ferguson (FERG), US Foods (USFD), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Core & Main (CNM), SiteOne Landscape Supply (SITE), Ingram Micro (INGM), Avnet (AVT), GMS (GMS), and Resideo Technologies (REZI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Watsco vs. Its Competitors TE Connectivity Ferguson US Foods Performance Food Group Core & Main SiteOne Landscape Supply Ingram Micro Avnet GMS Resideo Technologies Watsco (NYSE:WSO.B) and TE Connectivity (NYSE:TEL) are both large-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings. Which has more volatility & risk, WSO.B or TEL? Watsco has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TE Connectivity has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WSO.B or TEL more profitable? TE Connectivity has a net margin of 8.67% compared to Watsco's net margin of 6.98%. TE Connectivity's return on equity of 19.40% beat Watsco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Watsco6.98% 17.13% 11.86% TE Connectivity 8.67%19.40%10.45% Is WSO.B or TEL a better dividend stock? Watsco pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. TE Connectivity pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Watsco pays out 92.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TE Connectivity pays out 62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TE Connectivity has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WSO.B or TEL? 0.1% of Watsco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of TE Connectivity shares are held by institutional investors. 13.8% of Watsco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of TE Connectivity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor WSO.B or TEL? In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 23 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for TE Connectivity and 2 mentions for Watsco. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Watsco's score of 0.00 indicating that TE Connectivity is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Watsco 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral TE Connectivity 18 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend WSO.B or TEL? TE Connectivity has a consensus target price of $163.90, suggesting a potential downside of 5.47%. Given TE Connectivity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TE Connectivity is more favorable than Watsco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Watsco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00TE Connectivity 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WSO.B or TEL? TE Connectivity has higher revenue and earnings than Watsco. Watsco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TE Connectivity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWatsco$7.62B2.43$536.29M$13.0135.07TE Connectivity$15.85B3.25$3.19B$4.5538.11 SummaryTE Connectivity beats Watsco on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Watsco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WSO.B and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WSO.B and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WSO.B vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWatscoBLDG PRD IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.72B$27.84B$9.31B$20.53BDividend Yield2.74%1.31%2.02%3.77%P/E Ratio35.0727.3416.6027.85Price / Sales2.433.40118.6537.49Price / Cash30.6127.1714.8321.91Price / Book6.019.904.684.55Net Income$536.29M$1.22B$619.52M$984.95M7 Day Performance3.86%3.25%2.15%2.31%1 Month Performance1.97%2.34%5.55%4.85%1 Year Performance2.50%19.18%106.18%13.81% Watsco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSO.BWatscoN/A$456.27+4.3%N/A-3.7%$17.72B$7.62B35.077,280Gap UpTELTE Connectivity4.3759 of 5 stars$165.88+1.6%$162.50-2.0%+15.6%$48.40B$15.85B36.4687,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFERGFerguson2.3288 of 5 stars$215.36+0.1%$221.27+2.7%+16.0%$42.47B$30.21B25.8535,000Trending NewsUSFDUS Foods4.4899 of 5 stars$76.32-0.1%$76.75+0.6%+46.9%$17.67B$37.88B35.0130,000Positive NewsPFGCPerformance Food Group4.4638 of 5 stars$87.21+1.5%$100.08+14.8%+36.6%$13.41B$58.28B36.3437,000Positive NewsCNMCore & Main2.6422 of 5 stars$58.30+2.2%$59.55+2.1%+27.9%$11.25B$7.44B27.125,700Positive NewsSITESiteOne Landscape Supply2.2603 of 5 stars$121.08+3.9%$145.70+20.3%+10.6%$5.22B$4.54B48.248,760Positive NewsINGMIngram Micro1.935 of 5 stars$19.50+2.4%$25.71+31.9%N/A$4.47B$47.98B0.0023,500AVTAvnet3.9253 of 5 stars$51.72+1.3%$49.00-5.3%+10.4%$4.28B$22.15B14.4915,462Analyst RevisionGMSGMS2.4798 of 5 stars$100.37+0.1%$90.58-9.8%+37.8%$3.82B$5.51B34.737,113Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeHigh Trading VolumeREZIResideo Technologies2.7498 of 5 stars$21.79+3.8%$23.00+5.6%+23.2%$3.12B$6.76B68.0814,600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TE Connectivity Alternatives Ferguson Alternatives US Foods Alternatives Performance Food Group Alternatives Core & Main Alternatives SiteOne Landscape Supply Alternatives Ingram Micro Alternatives Avnet Alternatives GMS Alternatives Resideo Technologies Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WSO.B) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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