WESCO International
About: Wesco can be traced back to the late 1800s but was officially founded in 1922, acting as the distribution arm of Westinghouse Electric. Throughout the 1900s, Wesco entered and subsequently exited the consumer electronics, transit, bottling, and nuclear plant distribution markets. It was sold to a private equity firm in 1994 and then went public in 1999, and numerous acquisitions have since been made to fill the gaps in Wesco's geographical and product coverage. Today, the firm primarily distributes electrical, networking, security, and utility equipment used in the construction and repair of structures such as offices, data centers, power transmission lines, and manufacturing plants. Wesco has operations around the globe but generates the majority of its revenue in the United States.
Employees: 14,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
68% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $61M | Put options by funds: $36.2M
50% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 221 | Existing positions reduced: 147
1.51% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.31% [Q4 2024] → 95.82% (+1.51%) [Q1 2025]
10% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 80 | Existing positions closed: 73
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 521 [Q4 2024] → 519 (-2) [Q1 2025]
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.61B [Q4 2024] → $7.26B (-$1.35B) [Q1 2025]
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 [Q4 2024] → 9 (-6) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
Keybanc Ken Newman | 21%upside $210 | Overweight Maintained | 13 Jun 2025 |
JP Morgan Stephen Tusa | 4%upside $180 | Overweight Maintained | 27 May 2025 |
Loop Capital Chris Dankert | 27%upside $220 | Buy Maintained | 12 May 2025 |
Oppenheimer Christopher Glynn | 13%upside $195 | Outperform Maintained | 5 May 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about WCC published over the past 30 days
