WCC vs. U, APPF, VIPS, CACI, MNDY, INFA, QRVO, GNRC, PCTY, and GTLB
Should you be buying WESCO International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WESCO International include Unity Software (U), AppFolio (APPF), Vipshop (VIPS), CACI International (CACI), monday.com (MNDY), Informatica (INFA), Qorvo (QRVO), Generac (GNRC), Paylocity (PCTY), and GitLab (GTLB). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
WESCO International (NYSE:WCC) and Unity Software (NYSE:U) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.
In the previous week, Unity Software had 14 more articles in the media than WESCO International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Unity Software and 2 mentions for WESCO International. WESCO International's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Unity Software's score of 0.18 indicating that WESCO International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
WESCO International has a beta of 2.07, meaning that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unity Software has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500.
WESCO International has a net margin of 3.08% compared to Unity Software's net margin of -40.11%. WESCO International's return on equity of 15.10% beat Unity Software's return on equity.
WESCO International has higher revenue and earnings than Unity Software. Unity Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WESCO International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
93.8% of WESCO International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Unity Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of WESCO International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Unity Software shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
WESCO International presently has a consensus target price of $187.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.05%. Unity Software has a consensus target price of $35.38, suggesting a potential upside of 63.28%. Given Unity Software's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Unity Software is more favorable than WESCO International.
WESCO International received 505 more outperform votes than Unity Software when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.52% of users gave WESCO International an outperform vote while only 48.57% of users gave Unity Software an outperform vote.
Summary
WESCO International beats Unity Software on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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