Watsco (WSO.B) Competitors $460.36 +22.89 (+5.23%) As of 12:56 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends. 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. Does the media prefer WSO.B or TEL? In the previous week, TE Connectivity had 18 more articles in the media than Watsco. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for TE Connectivity and 4 mentions for Watsco. TE Connectivity's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Watsco's score of 0.77 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TE Connectivity 16 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 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, indicating a potential downside of 5.06%. 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 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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$7.62B2.45$536.29M$13.0135.39TE Connectivity$15.85B3.23$3.19B$4.5537.94 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$27.75B$9.31B$20.51BDividend Yield2.74%1.31%2.03%3.73%P/E Ratio35.3929.0716.3926.00Price / Sales2.453.40117.6140.92Price / Cash30.6127.1914.8122.25Price / Book6.079.974.594.59Net Income$536.29M$1.22B$620.21M$982.91M7 Day Performance0.90%0.84%1.86%0.74%1 Month Performance2.81%2.15%5.08%3.94%1 Year Performance3.42%21.05%107.27%14.82% Watsco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSO.BWatscoN/A$460.37+5.2%N/A+5.2%$17.72B$7.62B35.397,280News CoverageGap UpTELTE Connectivity4.5383 of 5 stars$168.87+1.2%$162.50-3.8%+14.4%$49.48B$15.85B37.1187,000Positive NewsFERGFerguson2.5713 of 5 stars$218.01+0.0%$221.27+1.5%+16.9%$42.99B$30.21B26.1735,000Analyst ForecastUSFDUS Foods4.4886 of 5 stars$76.98-0.4%$77.00+0.0%+52.3%$17.88B$37.88B35.3129,000Positive NewsPFGCPerformance Food Group4.5936 of 5 stars$87.38-0.1%$100.08+14.5%+39.4%$13.65B$58.28B36.4135,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeCNMCore & Main2.3681 of 5 stars$60.24-0.2%$59.55-1.2%+25.4%$11.90B$7.44B28.024,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSITESiteOne Landscape Supply2.0198 of 5 stars$120.90+0.3%$145.70+20.5%+10.5%$5.40B$4.54B48.178,760INGMIngram Micro2.2104 of 5 stars$20.84+1.2%$25.71+23.4%N/A$4.84B$47.98B0.0023,500News CoverageAVTAvnet3.9377 of 5 stars$53.08+0.8%$49.00-7.7%+9.5%$4.42B$23.76B14.8715,462GMSGMS2.2864 of 5 stars$108.76+11.7%$90.58-16.7%+36.9%$3.70B$5.51B37.637,113High Trading VolumeREZIResideo Technologies3.2819 of 5 stars$22.04-1.9%$23.00+4.4%+24.5%$3.34B$6.76B68.8814,600Positive News 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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