CDW (CDW) Competitors

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

Is CDW or VIPS more profitable?

Vipshop has a net margin of 6.68% compared to CDW's net margin of 4.78%. CDW's return on equity of 90.20% beat Vipshop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CDW	4.78%	90.20%	9.53%
Vipshop	6.68%	18.69%	10.46%

Does the media favor CDW or VIPS?

In the previous week, Vipshop had 3 more articles in the media than CDW. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Vipshop and 7 mentions for CDW. Vipshop's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat CDW's score of 0.22 indicating that Vipshop is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CDW	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vipshop	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CDW or VIPS?

CDW presently has a consensus target price of $205.63, suggesting a potential upside of 20.91%. Vipshop has a consensus target price of $15.35, suggesting a potential downside of 11.55%. Given CDW's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe CDW is more favorable than Vipshop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CDW	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Vipshop	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CDW or VIPS?

Vipshop received 38 more outperform votes than CDW when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.90% of users gave CDW an outperform vote while only 67.57% of users gave Vipshop an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CDW	Outperform Votes 558 70.90%	Underperform Votes 229 29.10%
Vipshop	Outperform Votes 596 67.57%	Underperform Votes 286 32.43%

Which has more risk and volatility, CDW or VIPS?

CDW has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vipshop has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CDW or VIPS?

92.8% of CDW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.8% of Vipshop shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of CDW shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.5% of Vipshop shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CDW or VIPS?

CDW has higher revenue and earnings than Vipshop. Vipshop 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	$23.75 billion	0.97	$1.11 billion	$7.98	21.31
Vipshop	$14.96 billion	0.79	$913.24 million	$1.66	10.46

Summary

CDW beats Vipshop on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.