BLDR vs. WSM, QSR, ULTA, DPZ, DECK, DRI, CVNA, DLTR, BBY, and DKS
Should you be buying Builders FirstSource stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Builders FirstSource include Williams-Sonoma (WSM), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Deckers Outdoor (DECK), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Carvana (CVNA), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Best Buy (BBY), and DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) and Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and dividends.
In the previous week, Williams-Sonoma had 56 more articles in the media than Builders FirstSource. MarketBeat recorded 66 mentions for Williams-Sonoma and 10 mentions for Builders FirstSource. Builders FirstSource's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Williams-Sonoma's score of 0.52 indicating that Builders FirstSource is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Williams-Sonoma received 145 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.
95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Williams-Sonoma shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Williams-Sonoma shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Builders FirstSource currently has a consensus price target of $196.27, suggesting a potential upside of 20.64%. Williams-Sonoma has a consensus price target of $259.94, suggesting a potential downside of 8.59%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Williams-Sonoma.
Builders FirstSource has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Williams-Sonoma has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Williams-Sonoma has a net margin of 13.83% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 8.57%. Williams-Sonoma's return on equity of 54.50% beat Builders FirstSource's return on equity.
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.
Summary
Builders FirstSource and Williams-Sonoma tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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