CDW (CDW) Competitors

CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) and JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CDW or JD?

JD.com received 463 more outperform votes than CDW when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.91% of users gave CDW an outperform vote while only 67.29% of users gave JD.com an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CDW	Outperform Votes 574 69.91%	Underperform Votes 247 30.09%
JD.com	Outperform Votes 1037 67.29%	Underperform Votes 504 32.71%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CDW or JD?

JD.com has higher revenue and earnings than CDW. JD.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CDW, 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
CDW	$21.00B	1.01	$1.08B	$7.97	20.15
JD.com	$1.16T	0.04	$3.40B	$3.75	8.70

Is CDW or JD more profitable?

CDW has a net margin of 5.13% compared to JD.com's net margin of 3.12%. CDW's return on equity of 55.42% beat JD.com's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CDW	5.13%	55.42%	8.94%
JD.com	3.12%	14.53%	6.71%

Does the media refer more to CDW or JD?

In the previous week, CDW had 2 more articles in the media than JD.com. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for CDW and 22 mentions for JD.com. CDW's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat JD.com's score of 0.84 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CDW	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
JD.com	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CDW or JD?

93.2% of CDW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of JD.com shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of CDW shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of JD.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, CDW or JD?

CDW has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JD.com has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CDW or JD?

CDW presently has a consensus target price of $217.38, suggesting a potential upside of 35.39%. JD.com has a consensus target price of $49.27, suggesting a potential upside of 51.05%. Given JD.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe JD.com is more favorable than CDW.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CDW	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
JD.com	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Is CDW or JD a better dividend stock?

CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. JD.com pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. CDW pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JD.com pays out 26.1% 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. JD.com is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

CDW beats JD.com on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.