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Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. has a net margin of 14.51% compared to Fastenal Co.'s net margin of 6.98%. Fastenal Co.'s return on equity of 33.21% beat Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.'s return on equity of 34.24%.

Fastenal Co. has a consensus price target of $44.68, signalling downside risk potential of -3.32%. On the other hand Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $261.36 which suggests that it could grow by 2.5%. Given that Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. has higher upside potential than Fastenal Co., analysts believe Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. is more attractive than Fastenal Co..

Fastenal Co. has a beta of 0.888, which suggesting that the stock is 11.166% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. has a beta of 1.160, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 16.018%.

Fastenal Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.95%. Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. offers a yield of 1.33% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.89 per share. Fastenal Co. pays 79.99% of its earnings as a dividend. Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. pays out 35.63% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Fastenal Co. quarterly revenues are $2B, which are smaller than Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. quarterly revenues of $8.2B. Fastenal Co.'s net income of $294.1M is lower than Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.'s net income of $570M. Notably, Fastenal Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 34.14x while Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.'s PE ratio is 25.77x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Fastenal Co. is 5.67x versus 1.62x for Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. has a net margin of 14.51% compared to Fastenal Co.'s net margin of 12.5%. Fastenal Co.'s return on equity of 33.21% beat Comfort Systems USA, Inc.'s return on equity of 50.45%.

Fastenal Co. has a consensus price target of $44.68, signalling downside risk potential of -3.32%. On the other hand Comfort Systems USA, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $1,551.20 which suggests that it could fall by -14.71%. Given that Comfort Systems USA, Inc. has more downside risk than Fastenal Co., analysts believe Fastenal Co. is more attractive than Comfort Systems USA, Inc..

Fastenal Co. has a beta of 0.888, which suggesting that the stock is 11.166% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Comfort Systems USA, Inc. has a beta of 1.671, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 67.065%.

Fastenal Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.95%. Comfort Systems USA, Inc. offers a yield of 0.13% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share. Fastenal Co. pays 79.99% of its earnings as a dividend. Comfort Systems USA, Inc. pays out 6.75% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Fastenal Co. quarterly revenues are $2B, which are smaller than Comfort Systems USA, Inc. quarterly revenues of $2.6B. Fastenal Co.'s net income of $294.1M is lower than Comfort Systems USA, Inc.'s net income of $330.8M. Notably, Fastenal Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 34.14x while Comfort Systems USA, Inc.'s PE ratio is 50.61x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Fastenal Co. is 5.67x versus 5.69x for Comfort Systems USA, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

IES Holdings, Inc. has a net margin of 14.51% compared to Fastenal Co.'s net margin of 10.54%. Fastenal Co.'s return on equity of 33.21% beat IES Holdings, Inc.'s return on equity of 42.04%.

Fastenal Co. has a consensus price target of $44.68, signalling downside risk potential of -3.32%. On the other hand IES Holdings, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $458.00 which suggests that it could fall by -11.87%. Given that IES Holdings, Inc. has more downside risk than Fastenal Co., analysts believe Fastenal Co. is more attractive than IES Holdings, Inc..

Fastenal Co. has a beta of 0.888, which suggesting that the stock is 11.166% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison IES Holdings, Inc. has a beta of 1.721, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 72.147%.

Fastenal Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.95%. IES Holdings, Inc. offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Fastenal Co. pays 79.99% of its earnings as a dividend. IES Holdings, Inc. pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Fastenal Co.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Fastenal Co. quarterly revenues are $2B, which are larger than IES Holdings, Inc. quarterly revenues of $871M. Fastenal Co.'s net income of $294.1M is higher than IES Holdings, Inc.'s net income of $91.8M. Notably, Fastenal Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 34.14x while IES Holdings, Inc.'s PE ratio is 30.91x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Fastenal Co. is 5.67x versus 3.00x for IES Holdings, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Otis Worldwide Corp. has a net margin of 14.51% compared to Fastenal Co.'s net margin of 10.12%. Fastenal Co.'s return on equity of 33.21% beat Otis Worldwide Corp.'s return on equity of --.

Fastenal Co. has a consensus price target of $44.68, signalling downside risk potential of -3.32%. On the other hand Otis Worldwide Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $102.50 which suggests that it could grow by 10.61%. Given that Otis Worldwide Corp. has higher upside potential than Fastenal Co., analysts believe Otis Worldwide Corp. is more attractive than Fastenal Co..

Fastenal Co. has a beta of 0.888, which suggesting that the stock is 11.166% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Otis Worldwide Corp. has a beta of 1.013, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 1.285%.

Fastenal Co. has a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.95%. Otis Worldwide Corp. offers a yield of 1.81% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share. Fastenal Co. pays 79.99% of its earnings as a dividend. Otis Worldwide Corp. pays out 47.08% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Fastenal Co. quarterly revenues are $2B, which are smaller than Otis Worldwide Corp. quarterly revenues of $3.8B. Fastenal Co.'s net income of $294.1M is lower than Otis Worldwide Corp.'s net income of $384M. Notably, Fastenal Co.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 34.14x while Otis Worldwide Corp.'s PE ratio is 26.41x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Fastenal Co. is 5.67x versus 2.54x for Otis Worldwide Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.