Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Competitors

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) and CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) are both retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BBWI or CDW?

CDW has higher revenue and earnings than Bath & Body Works. Bath & Body Works 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
Bath & Body Works	$7.31B	0.89	$798M	$3.75	8.22
CDW	$21.00B	1.10	$1.08B	$8.07	21.82

Is BBWI or CDW more profitable?

Bath & Body Works has a net margin of 11.10% compared to CDW's net margin of 5.10%. CDW's return on equity of 54.90% beat Bath & Body Works' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bath & Body Works	11.10%	-47.44%	15.18%
CDW	5.10%	54.90%	8.75%

Is BBWI or CDW a better dividend stock?

Bath & Body Works pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Bath & Body Works pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CDW pays out 31.0% 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 raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Bath & Body Works is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BBWI or CDW?

95.1% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of CDW shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of CDW shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, BBWI or CDW?

Bath & Body Works has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CDW has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BBWI or CDW?

In the previous week, CDW had 3 more articles in the media than Bath & Body Works. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for CDW and 12 mentions for Bath & Body Works. CDW's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Bath & Body Works' score of 0.74 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bath & Body Works	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CDW	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend BBWI or CDW?

Bath & Body Works presently has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.32%. CDW has a consensus target price of $211.57, indicating a potential upside of 20.17%. Given Bath & Body Works' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bath & Body Works is more favorable than CDW.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bath & Body Works	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
CDW	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

CDW beats Bath & Body Works on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.