Kohl's (KSS) Competitors

Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) and Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is JWN or KSS more profitable?

Kohl's has a net margin of 1.47% compared to Nordstrom's net margin of -1.57%. Kohl's' return on equity of 6.44% beat Nordstrom's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nordstrom	-1.57%	-18.04%	-1.87%
Kohl's	1.47%	6.44%	1.72%

Is JWN or KSS a better dividend stock?

Nordstrom pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Kohl's pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.6%. Nordstrom pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kohl's pays out 90.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, JWN or KSS?

Kohl's has higher revenue and earnings than Nordstrom. Kohl's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nordstrom, 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
Nordstrom	$15.11B	0.27	$134M	$1.57	15.51
Kohl's	$16.78B	0.08	$317M	$2.22	5.11

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JWN or KSS?

Nordstrom received 193 more outperform votes than Kohl's when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.96% of users gave Nordstrom an outperform vote while only 57.23% of users gave Kohl's an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nordstrom	Outperform Votes 1012 57.96%	Underperform Votes 734 42.04%
Kohl's	Outperform Votes 819 57.23%	Underperform Votes 612 42.77%

Which has more risk and volatility, JWN or KSS?

Nordstrom has a beta of 2.51, suggesting that its stock price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kohl's has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer JWN or KSS?

In the previous week, Nordstrom had 26 more articles in the media than Kohl's. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Nordstrom and 8 mentions for Kohl's. Nordstrom's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Kohl's' score of -0.64 indicating that Nordstrom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nordstrom	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kohl's	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JWN or KSS?

88.7% of Nordstrom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Kohl's shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Nordstrom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Kohl's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate JWN or KSS?

Nordstrom presently has a consensus price target of $22.17, indicating a potential downside of 8.96%. Kohl's has a consensus price target of $15.84, indicating a potential upside of 39.75%. Given Kohl's' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kohl's is more favorable than Nordstrom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nordstrom	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.79
Kohl's	4 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Summary

Nordstrom beats Kohl's on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.