Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Competitors

Lovesac (NASDAQ:LOVE) and Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Is LOVE or WSM more profitable?

Williams-Sonoma has a net margin of 14.35% compared to Lovesac's net margin of 1.99%. Williams-Sonoma's return on equity of 52.79% beat Lovesac's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lovesac	1.99%	6.70%	2.74%
Williams-Sonoma	14.35%	52.79%	21.64%

Does the media prefer LOVE or WSM?

In the previous week, Williams-Sonoma had 19 more articles in the media than Lovesac. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Williams-Sonoma and 7 mentions for Lovesac. Williams-Sonoma's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Lovesac's score of 0.06 indicating that Williams-Sonoma is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lovesac	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Williams-Sonoma	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LOVE or WSM?

91.3% of Lovesac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Williams-Sonoma shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.3% of Lovesac shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Williams-Sonoma shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, LOVE or WSM?

Lovesac has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Williams-Sonoma has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LOVE or WSM?

Lovesac currently has a consensus price target of $30.40, suggesting a potential upside of 63.88%. Williams-Sonoma has a consensus price target of $176.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.71%. Given Lovesac's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lovesac is more favorable than Williams-Sonoma.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lovesac	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Williams-Sonoma	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LOVE or WSM?

Williams-Sonoma has higher revenue and earnings than Lovesac. Williams-Sonoma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lovesac, 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
Lovesac	$680.63M	0.40	$11.56M	$0.70	26.50
Williams-Sonoma	$7.71B	2.72	$1.13B	$8.83	19.30

Summary

Williams-Sonoma beats Lovesac on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.