Vipshop (VIPS) Competitors

Vipshop (NYSE:VIPS) and CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

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

48.8% of Vipshop shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of CDW shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.5% of Vipshop shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of CDW shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer VIPS or CDW?

In the previous week, CDW had 13 more articles in the media than Vipshop. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for CDW and 8 mentions for Vipshop. Vipshop's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat CDW's score of 1.36 indicating that Vipshop is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vipshop	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CDW	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VIPS or CDW a better dividend stock?

Vipshop pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Vipshop pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CDW pays out 31.4% 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. Vipshop is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, VIPS or CDW?

Vipshop has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CDW has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VIPS or CDW?

Vipshop has higher revenue and earnings than CDW. Vipshop 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
Vipshop	$108.42B	0.08	$1.14B	$1.98	8.30
CDW	$21.00B	1.07	$1.08B	$7.97	21.37

Is VIPS or CDW more profitable?

Vipshop has a net margin of 7.50% compared to CDW's net margin of 5.13%. CDW's return on equity of 55.42% beat Vipshop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vipshop	7.50%	20.89%	11.66%
CDW	5.13%	55.42%	8.94%

Do analysts rate VIPS or CDW?

Vipshop presently has a consensus target price of $15.75, suggesting a potential downside of 4.11%. CDW has a consensus target price of $235.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.28%. Given CDW's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CDW is more favorable than Vipshop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vipshop	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
CDW	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VIPS or CDW?

Vipshop received 50 more outperform votes than CDW when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.09% of users gave CDW an outperform vote while only 67.39% of users gave Vipshop an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vipshop	Outperform Votes 624 67.39%	Underperform Votes 302 32.61%
CDW	Outperform Votes 574 70.09%	Underperform Votes 245 29.91%

Summary

CDW beats Vipshop on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.