CTRP vs. LOW, TJX, SBUX, MELI, CMG, ORLY, CVS, JD, TGT, and AZO
Should you be buying Ctrip.Com International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ctrip.Com International include Lowe's Companies (LOW), TJX Companies (TJX), Starbucks (SBUX), MercadoLibre (MELI), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY), CVS Health (CVS), JD.com (JD), Target (TGT), and AutoZone (AZO). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Ctrip.Com International vs.
Ctrip.Com International (NASDAQ:CTRP) and Lowe's Companies (NYSE:LOW) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.
Lowe's Companies received 715 more outperform votes than Ctrip.Com International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.42% of users gave Ctrip.Com International an outperform vote while only 69.50% of users gave Lowe's Companies an outperform vote.
Lowe's Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Ctrip.Com International. Lowe's Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ctrip.Com International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Lowe's Companies has a consensus price target of $280.85, indicating a potential upside of 5.86%. Given Lowe's Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lowe's Companies is more favorable than Ctrip.Com International.
In the previous week, Lowe's Companies had 47 more articles in the media than Ctrip.Com International. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Lowe's Companies and 0 mentions for Ctrip.Com International. Lowe's Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Ctrip.Com International's score of 0.00 indicating that Lowe's Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Ctrip.Com International has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lowe's Companies has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lowe's Companies has a net margin of 8.19% compared to Ctrip.Com International's net margin of 5.79%. Ctrip.Com International's return on equity of 3.91% beat Lowe's Companies' return on equity.
61.4% of Ctrip.Com International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of Lowe's Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.0% of Ctrip.Com International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lowe's Companies shares are owned by 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
Lowe's Companies beats Ctrip.Com International on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CTRP) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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