TCS vs. WSM, TTSH, ACU, GMGI, WW, BSET, DLTH, PNST, ALTO, and AOUT
Should you be buying The Container Store Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Container Store Group include Williams-Sonoma (WSM), Tile Shop (TTSH), Acme United (ACU), Golden Matrix Group (GMGI), WW International (WW), Bassett Furniture Industries (BSET), Duluth (DLTH), Pinstripes (PNST), Alto Ingredients (ALTO), and American Outdoor Brands (AOUT).
Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) and The Container Store Group (NYSE:TCS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.
99.3% of Williams-Sonoma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of The Container Store Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Williams-Sonoma shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.3% of The Container Store Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Williams-Sonoma received 382 more outperform votes than The Container Store Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.91% of users gave The Container Store Group an outperform vote while only 49.18% of users gave Williams-Sonoma an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Williams-Sonoma had 23 more articles in the media than The Container Store Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Williams-Sonoma and 1 mentions for The Container Store Group. The Container Store Group's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Williams-Sonoma's score of -0.50 indicating that Williams-Sonoma is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Williams-Sonoma has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Container Store Group has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Williams-Sonoma currently has a consensus price target of $262.13, suggesting a potential downside of 10.39%. The Container Store Group has a consensus price target of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 235.57%. Given Williams-Sonoma's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Container Store Group is more favorable than Williams-Sonoma.
Williams-Sonoma has a net margin of 13.83% compared to Williams-Sonoma's net margin of -12.18%. The Container Store Group's return on equity of 54.50% beat Williams-Sonoma's return on equity.
Williams-Sonoma has higher revenue and earnings than The Container Store Group. The Container Store Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Williams-Sonoma, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Williams-Sonoma beats The Container Store Group on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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