WSM vs. BLDR, ULTA, DECK, QSR, DPZ, DRI, DKS, CVNA, BBY, and WBA
Should you be buying Williams-Sonoma stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Williams-Sonoma include Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Deckers Outdoor (DECK), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Darden Restaurants (DRI), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), Carvana (CVNA), Best Buy (BBY), and Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) and Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.
Williams-Sonoma received 143 more outperform votes than Builders FirstSource when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.88% of users gave Builders FirstSource an outperform vote while only 49.18% of users gave Williams-Sonoma an outperform vote.
Williams-Sonoma has a net margin of 12.25% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 8.57%. Williams-Sonoma's return on equity of 55.15% beat Builders FirstSource's return on equity.
Williams-Sonoma has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.
99.3% of Williams-Sonoma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Williams-Sonoma shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Williams-Sonoma had 13 more articles in the media than Builders FirstSource. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Williams-Sonoma and 18 mentions for Builders FirstSource. Williams-Sonoma's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Builders FirstSource's score of 0.39 indicating that Williams-Sonoma is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than Williams-Sonoma. Builders FirstSource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Williams-Sonoma, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Williams-Sonoma currently has a consensus price target of $258.38, indicating a potential downside of 16.52%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus price target of $196.27, indicating a potential upside of 17.49%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Williams-Sonoma.
Summary
Williams-Sonoma beats Builders FirstSource on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WSM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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