Polished.com (GOED) Competitors

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) and Polished.com (NYSE:GOED) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to WSM or GOED?

In the previous week, Williams-Sonoma had 23 more articles in the media than Polished.com. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Williams-Sonoma and 0 mentions for Polished.com. Williams-Sonoma's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Polished.com's score of 0.20 indicating that Williams-Sonoma is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Williams-Sonoma	Positive
Polished.com	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, WSM or GOED?

Williams-Sonoma has higher revenue and earnings than Polished.com. Polished.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Williams-Sonoma, 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
Williams-Sonoma	$7.71B	2.23	$949.76M	$9.01	15.43
Polished.com	$362.31M	0.00	$7.67M	$0.21	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WSM or GOED?

Williams-Sonoma received 708 more outperform votes than Polished.com when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Polished.com an outperform vote while only 49.07% of users gave Williams-Sonoma an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Williams-Sonoma	Outperform Votes 711 49.07%	Underperform Votes 738 50.93%
Polished.com	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WSM or GOED?

99.3% of Williams-Sonoma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Polished.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Williams-Sonoma shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Polished.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, WSM or GOED?

Williams-Sonoma has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polished.com has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer WSM or GOED?

Williams-Sonoma currently has a consensus target price of $178.93, indicating a potential upside of 28.69%. Given Williams-Sonoma's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Williams-Sonoma is more favorable than Polished.com.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Williams-Sonoma	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Polished.com	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is WSM or GOED more profitable?

Williams-Sonoma has a net margin of 14.54% compared to Polished.com's net margin of 3.41%. Williams-Sonoma's return on equity of 51.56% beat Polished.com's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Williams-Sonoma	14.54%	51.56%	21.24%
Polished.com	3.41%	10.78%	5.95%

Summary

Williams-Sonoma beats Polished.com on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.