Wayfair (W) Competitors

Wayfair (NYSE:W) and Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in W or BURL?

Wayfair received 20 more outperform votes than Burlington Stores when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.45% of users gave Burlington Stores an outperform vote while only 61.41% of users gave Wayfair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wayfair	Outperform Votes 821 61.41%	Underperform Votes 516 38.59%
Burlington Stores	Outperform Votes 801 71.45%	Underperform Votes 320 28.55%

Does the media favor W or BURL?

In the previous week, Wayfair had 16 more articles in the media than Burlington Stores. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Wayfair and 13 mentions for Burlington Stores. Wayfair's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Burlington Stores' score of -0.02 indicating that Wayfair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wayfair	8 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Burlington Stores	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of W or BURL?

89.7% of Wayfair shares are held by institutional investors. 26.8% of Wayfair shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Burlington Stores shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate W or BURL?

Wayfair currently has a consensus price target of $60.24, indicating a potential upside of 37.84%. Burlington Stores has a consensus price target of $317.87, indicating a potential upside of 8.99%. Given Wayfair's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Wayfair is more favorable than Burlington Stores.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wayfair	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Burlington Stores	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is W or BURL more profitable?

Burlington Stores has a net margin of 4.49% compared to Wayfair's net margin of -4.54%. Burlington Stores' return on equity of 47.52% beat Wayfair's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wayfair	-4.54%	N/A	-12.86%
Burlington Stores	4.49%	47.52%	6.37%

Which has more risk & volatility, W or BURL?

Wayfair has a beta of 3.43, indicating that its stock price is 243% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burlington Stores has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, W or BURL?

Burlington Stores has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wayfair. Wayfair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burlington Stores, 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
Wayfair	$11.84B	0.46	-$738M	-$4.49	-9.73
Burlington Stores	$9.73B	1.90	$339.65M	$7.30	39.95

Summary

Burlington Stores beats Wayfair on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.