Head to head
Ferguson vs W.W. Grainger
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: FERG · GWW
FERG
Ferguson
215.06-3.70%
1-year price shape — -5% over the period
Quant Rating D · 31/100
vs
GWW
W.W. Grainger
1,263.51-0.94%
1-year price shape — +33% over the period
Quant Rating B · 74/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
W.W. Grainger edges it on the scoreable measures. W.W. Grainger has the highest Quant Rating (74); W.W. Grainger has done best over the past year (+33%); W.W. Grainger trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| FERG | GWW | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Industrial Distribution | Industrial Distribution |
| Last price | 215.06 | 1,263.51 |
| Change today | -3.70% | -0.94% |
| 1-year return | -5.5% | +32.9% |
| Market cap | $41.60B | $59.51B |
| 52-week range | 212.13 – 268.59 | 901.22 – 1,417.14 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 46.45 | 32.21 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 93rd | 92nd |
| P/B | 6.71 | 14.41 |
| Dividend yield | 1.57% | 0.73% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 4.01 | 35.40 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $775.75M | $1.67B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $31.34B | $18.85B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +27.3% | +10.3% |
| Gross margin | 31.0% | 39.4% |
| Operating margin | 9.1% | 14.6% |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $1.56B | $1.51B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 100.6% | 76.2% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 47 buy / 3 sell | 37 buy / 13 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 3.0% | 2.2% |
| Analyst consensus | 73% buy / 27% hold (15) | 38% buy / 50% hold / 12% sell (8) |
| Analyst price target | $295 (+37%) | $1,355 (+7%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (31) | B (74) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 35,000 | 25,000 |
| Founded | 1953 | 1928 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.