Christopher & Banks (CBK) Competitors

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) and Christopher & Banks (NYSE:CBK) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BBWI or CBK?

Christopher & Banks received 191 more outperform votes than Bath & Body Works when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.01% of users gave Christopher & Banks an outperform vote while only 39.46% of users gave Bath & Body Works an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bath & Body Works	Outperform Votes 73 39.46%	Underperform Votes 112 60.54%
Christopher & Banks	Outperform Votes 264 63.01%	Underperform Votes 155 36.99%

Is BBWI or CBK more profitable?

Bath & Body Works has a net margin of 12.69% compared to Christopher & Banks' net margin of -9.41%. Bath & Body Works' return on equity of -41.94% beat Christopher & Banks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bath & Body Works	12.69%	-41.94%	14.35%
Christopher & Banks	-9.41%	-79.27%	-26.01%

Which has better earnings and valuation, BBWI or CBK?

Bath & Body Works has higher revenue and earnings than Christopher & Banks. Christopher & Banks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bath & Body Works, 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	$7.43B	0.93	$878M	$4.13	7.64
Christopher & Banks	$348.90M	0.00	-$32.84M	-$0.74	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, BBWI or CBK?

Bath & Body Works has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Christopher & Banks has a beta of 2.66, meaning that its stock price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BBWI or CBK?

Bath & Body Works presently has a consensus price target of $42.44, suggesting a potential upside of 34.55%. Given Bath & Body Works' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bath & Body Works is more favorable than Christopher & Banks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bath & Body Works	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Christopher & Banks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

95.1% of Bath & Body Works shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Christopher & Banks shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bath & Body Works shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Christopher & Banks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BBWI or CBK?

In the previous week, Bath & Body Works had 9 more articles in the media than Christopher & Banks. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Bath & Body Works and 2 mentions for Christopher & Banks. Bath & Body Works' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Christopher & Banks' score of 0.00 indicating that Bath & Body Works is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bath & Body Works	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Christopher & Banks	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Bath & Body Works beats Christopher & Banks on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.