EXPE vs. WSM, DRI, DKS, DPZ, BBY, ULTA, WBA, CVNA, YUMC, and DECK
Should you be buying Expedia Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Expedia Group include Williams-Sonoma (WSM), Darden Restaurants (DRI), DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Best Buy (BBY), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Carvana (CVNA), Yum China (YUMC), and Deckers Outdoor (DECK). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) and Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
In the previous week, Williams-Sonoma had 1 more articles in the media than Expedia Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Williams-Sonoma and 17 mentions for Expedia Group. Expedia Group's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Williams-Sonoma's score of 0.41 indicating that Expedia Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Expedia Group has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Williams-Sonoma has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Expedia Group received 701 more outperform votes than Williams-Sonoma when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.68% of users gave Expedia Group an outperform vote while only 49.21% of users gave Williams-Sonoma an outperform vote.
Williams-Sonoma has a net margin of 12.25% compared to Expedia Group's net margin of 6.21%. Williams-Sonoma's return on equity of 55.15% beat Expedia Group's return on equity.
Williams-Sonoma has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Expedia Group. Williams-Sonoma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expedia Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
90.8% of Expedia Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Williams-Sonoma shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Expedia Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Williams-Sonoma shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Expedia Group pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Williams-Sonoma pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Expedia Group pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Williams-Sonoma pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Expedia Group currently has a consensus target price of $149.12, indicating a potential upside of 9.89%. Williams-Sonoma has a consensus target price of $248.06, indicating a potential downside of 12.08%. Given Expedia Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Expedia Group is more favorable than Williams-Sonoma.
Summary
Expedia Group beats Williams-Sonoma on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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