Vipshop (VIPS) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to VIPS or CDW?

In the previous week, CDW had 11 more articles in the media than Vipshop. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for CDW and 5 mentions for Vipshop. CDW's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Vipshop's score of 0.22 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vipshop	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CDW	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

48.8% of Vipshop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of CDW shares are held by institutional investors. 29.5% of Vipshop shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of CDW shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend VIPS or CDW?

Vipshop currently has a consensus price target of $17.64, indicating a potential upside of 26.65%. CDW has a consensus price target of $244.63, indicating a potential upside of 37.72%. Given CDW's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Is VIPS or CDW more profitable?

Vipshop has a net margin of 7.52% compared to CDW's net margin of 5.33%. CDW's return on equity of 58.31% beat Vipshop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vipshop	7.52%	22.51%	12.57%
CDW	5.33%	58.31%	9.31%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VIPS or CDW?

Vipshop received 47 more outperform votes than CDW when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.31% of users gave CDW an outperform vote while only 67.54% of users gave Vipshop an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vipshop	Outperform Votes 620 67.54%	Underperform Votes 298 32.46%
CDW	Outperform Votes 573 70.31%	Underperform Votes 242 29.69%

Is VIPS or CDW a better dividend stock?

Vipshop pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Vipshop pays out 19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CDW pays out 30.3% 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 risk & volatility, VIPS or CDW?

Vipshop has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CDW has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, VIPS or CDW?

Vipshop has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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	$15.90B	0.48	$1.14B	$2.11	6.60
CDW	$21.38B	1.11	$1.10B	$8.18	21.72

Summary

CDW beats Vipshop on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.