WCC vs. FAST, WSO, AIT, BECN, AL, MSM, GATX, RUSHA, HEES, and MRC
Should you be buying WESCO International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WESCO International include Fastenal (FAST), Watsco (WSO), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), Air Lease (AL), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), GATX (GATX), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), and MRC Global (MRC). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry.
WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) and Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, WESCO International had 9 more articles in the media than Fastenal. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for WESCO International and 16 mentions for Fastenal. Fastenal's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat WESCO International's score of -0.10 indicating that Fastenal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
WESCO International pays an annual dividend of $1.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Fastenal pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. WESCO International pays out 13.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fastenal pays out 77.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
WESCO International received 172 more outperform votes than Fastenal when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.29% of users gave WESCO International an outperform vote while only 54.50% of users gave Fastenal an outperform vote.
93.8% of WESCO International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Fastenal shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of WESCO International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Fastenal shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
WESCO International has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fastenal has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Fastenal has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WESCO International. WESCO International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fastenal, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Fastenal has a net margin of 15.68% compared to WESCO International's net margin of 3.08%. Fastenal's return on equity of 33.98% beat WESCO International's return on equity.
WESCO International currently has a consensus target price of $191.17, indicating a potential upside of 6.51%. Fastenal has a consensus target price of $67.33, indicating a potential upside of 2.05%. Given WESCO International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe WESCO International is more favorable than Fastenal.
Summary
WESCO International beats Fastenal on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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