Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Competitors

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

Is CDW or BBWI a better dividend stock?

CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Bath & Body Works pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. CDW pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bath & Body Works pays out 19.4% 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. Bath & Body Works is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor CDW or BBWI?

In the previous week, CDW had 20 more articles in the media than Bath & Body Works. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for CDW and 7 mentions for Bath & Body Works. CDW's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Bath & Body Works' score of 0.68 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CDW	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bath & Body Works	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CDW or BBWI more profitable?

Bath & Body Works has a net margin of 12.69% compared to CDW's net margin of 5.33%. CDW's return on equity of 58.31% beat Bath & Body Works' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CDW	5.33%	58.31%	9.31%
Bath & Body Works	12.69%	-41.94%	14.35%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CDW or BBWI?

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
CDW	$21.38B	1.10	$1.10B	$8.18	21.51
Bath & Body Works	$7.38B	0.91	$878M	$4.13	7.39

Which has more risk and volatility, CDW or BBWI?

CDW has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bath & Body Works has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CDW or BBWI?

CDW presently has a consensus price target of $244.63, suggesting a potential upside of 39.00%. Bath & Body Works has a consensus price target of $42.44, suggesting a potential upside of 39.05%. Given Bath & Body Works' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bath & Body Works 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Bath & Body Works	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CDW or BBWI?

CDW received 499 more outperform votes than Bath & Body Works when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.31% of users gave CDW an outperform vote while only 39.78% of users gave Bath & Body Works an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CDW	Outperform Votes 573 70.31%	Underperform Votes 242 29.69%
Bath & Body Works	Outperform Votes 74 39.78%	Underperform Votes 112 60.22%

Summary

CDW beats Bath & Body Works on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.