Wayfair (W) Competitors

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

Is BURL or W more profitable?

Burlington Stores has a net margin of 4.18% compared to Wayfair's net margin of -4.54%. Burlington Stores' return on equity of 47.43% beat Wayfair's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Burlington Stores	4.18%	47.43%	6.10%
Wayfair	-4.54%	N/A	-12.86%

Does the media refer more to BURL or W?

In the previous week, Burlington Stores had 10 more articles in the media than Wayfair. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Burlington Stores and 13 mentions for Wayfair. Wayfair's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Burlington Stores' score of 0.44 indicating that Wayfair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Burlington Stores	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wayfair	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BURL or W?

Wayfair received 29 more outperform votes than Burlington Stores when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.22% of users gave Burlington Stores an outperform vote while only 61.64% of users gave Wayfair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Burlington Stores	Outperform Votes 792 71.22%	Underperform Votes 320 28.78%
Wayfair	Outperform Votes 821 61.64%	Underperform Votes 511 38.36%

Which has more risk & volatility, BURL or W?

Burlington Stores has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wayfair has a beta of 3.46, meaning that its share price is 246% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BURL or W?

Burlington Stores presently has a consensus price target of $297.56, indicating a potential upside of 10.64%. Wayfair has a consensus price target of $60.28, indicating a potential upside of 57.72%. Given Wayfair's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wayfair is more favorable than Burlington Stores.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Burlington Stores	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Wayfair	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

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

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BURL or W?

Burlington Stores has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Burlington Stores	$9.73B	1.76	$339.65M	$6.65	40.44
Wayfair	$12.00B	0.40	-$738M	-$4.49	-8.51

Summary

Burlington Stores beats Wayfair on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.