CTRP vs. DG, TSCO, EBAY, DLTR, CVNA, FAST, YUM, QSR, DECK, and KR
Should you be buying Ctrip.Com International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ctrip.Com International include Dollar General (DG), Tractor Supply (TSCO), eBay (EBAY), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Carvana (CVNA), Fastenal (FAST), Yum! Brands (YUM), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Deckers Outdoor (DECK), and Kroger (KR). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Dollar General (NYSE:DG) and Ctrip.Com International (NASDAQ:CTRP) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.
Dollar General has higher revenue and earnings than Ctrip.Com International. Dollar General 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.
Dollar General presently has a consensus target price of $153.08, suggesting a potential upside of 7.70%. Given Ctrip.Com International's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Dollar General is more favorable than Ctrip.Com International.
Ctrip.Com International has a net margin of 5.79% compared to Ctrip.Com International's net margin of 4.29%. Ctrip.Com International's return on equity of 26.13% beat Dollar General's return on equity.
Dollar General received 399 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 68.36% of users gave Dollar General an outperform vote.
Dollar General has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ctrip.Com International has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.
91.8% of Dollar General shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of Ctrip.Com International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Dollar General shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of Ctrip.Com International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Dollar General had 20 more articles in the media than Ctrip.Com International. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Dollar General and 1 mentions for Ctrip.Com International. Ctrip.Com International's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Dollar General's score of 0.00 indicating that Dollar General is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Dollar General beats Ctrip.Com International on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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