Murphy USA (MUSA) Competitors

CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) and Murphy USA (NYSE:MUSA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Is CDW or MUSA more profitable?

CDW has a net margin of 5.13% compared to Murphy USA's net margin of 2.48%. Murphy USA's return on equity of 61.60% beat CDW's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CDW	5.13%	55.42%	8.94%
Murphy USA	2.48%	61.60%	11.37%

Does the media favor CDW or MUSA?

In the previous week, CDW had 5 more articles in the media than Murphy USA. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for CDW and 6 mentions for Murphy USA. CDW's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Murphy USA's score of 0.93 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CDW	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Murphy USA	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, CDW or MUSA?

CDW has higher revenue and earnings than Murphy USA. Murphy USA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CDW, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CDW	$21.33B	1.10	$1.08B	$8.07	22.15
Murphy USA	$19.93B	0.42	$502.50M	$23.71	17.89

Do analysts recommend CDW or MUSA?

CDW presently has a consensus price target of $208.71, suggesting a potential upside of 16.78%. Murphy USA has a consensus price target of $526.29, suggesting a potential upside of 24.11%. Given Murphy USA's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Murphy USA is more favorable than CDW.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CDW	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Murphy USA	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has more volatility and risk, CDW or MUSA?

CDW has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murphy USA has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CDW or MUSA?

CDW received 191 more outperform votes than Murphy USA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.78% of users gave CDW an outperform vote while only 65.64% of users gave Murphy USA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CDW	Outperform Votes 575 69.78%	Underperform Votes 249 30.22%
Murphy USA	Outperform Votes 384 65.64%	Underperform Votes 201 34.36%

Is CDW or MUSA a better dividend stock?

CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Murphy USA pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. CDW pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murphy USA pays out 8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CDW has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Murphy USA has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. CDW is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CDW or MUSA?

93.2% of CDW shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Murphy USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of CDW shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Murphy USA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CDW beats Murphy USA on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.