The Container Store Group (TCS) Competitors

The Container Store Group (NYSE:TCS) and 111 (NASDAQ:YI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TCS or YI?

67.1% of The Container Store Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of 111 shares are held by institutional investors. 33.4% of The Container Store Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.9% of 111 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TCS or YI?

The Container Store Group received 119 more outperform votes than 111 when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.69% of users gave 111 an outperform vote while only 50.82% of users gave The Container Store Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Container Store Group	Outperform Votes 309 50.82%	Underperform Votes 299 49.18%
111	Outperform Votes 190 61.69%	Underperform Votes 118 38.31%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TCS or YI?

111 has higher revenue and earnings than The Container Store Group. 111 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Container Store Group, 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
The Container Store Group	$847.78M	0.02	-$103.29M	-$29.89	-0.15
111	$2.11B	0.03	-$43.07M	-$0.54	-1.20

Which has more risk and volatility, TCS or YI?

The Container Store Group has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 111 has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TCS or YI more profitable?

111 has a net margin of -2.27% compared to The Container Store Group's net margin of -12.34%. 111's return on equity of 0.00% beat The Container Store Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Container Store Group	-12.34%	-17.81%	-3.09%
111	-2.27%	N/A	-10.98%

Does the media favor TCS or YI?

In the previous week, 111 had 2 more articles in the media than The Container Store Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for 111 and 2 mentions for The Container Store Group. 111's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat The Container Store Group's score of -0.50 indicating that 111 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Container Store Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
111	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate TCS or YI?

The Container Store Group presently has a consensus price target of $1.00, indicating a potential downside of 77.22%. Given The Container Store Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Container Store Group is more favorable than 111.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Container Store Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
111	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

111 beats The Container Store Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.