Contrasting Core & Main (CNM) and Its Rivals

Core & Main (NYSE:CNM) is one of 158 publicly-traded companies in the “Trading Companies & Distributors” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Core & Main to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Core & Main and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Core & Main	0	6	7	0	2.54
Core & Main Competitors	1416	4866	6657	220	2.43

Core & Main currently has a consensus target price of $56.70, indicating a potential upside of 29.49%. As a group, “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies have a potential upside of 11.15%. Given Core & Main’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Core & Main is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.2% of Core & Main shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Core & Main shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of shares of all “Trading Companies & Distributors” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Core & Main and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Core & Main	5.87%	26.17%	8.58%
Core & Main Competitors	0.71%	-34.49%	3.15%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Core & Main and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Core & Main	$7.65 billion	$441.00 million	18.55
Core & Main Competitors	$6.50 billion	$365.60 million	21.22

Core & Main has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Core & Main is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Core & Main has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Core & Main’s rivals have a beta of 1.28, meaning that their average stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Core & Main beats its rivals on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Core & Main Company Profile

Core & Main, Inc. is a specialty distributor focused on water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products, and related services. The company provides infrastructure solutions to municipalities, private water companies and professional contractors across municipal, non-residential, and residential end markets, nationwide. The company was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.