Etsy (ETSY) Competitors

Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) and CGI (NYSE:GIB) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ETSY or GIB?

Etsy received 248 more outperform votes than CGI when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.26% of users gave CGI an outperform vote while only 57.90% of users gave Etsy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Etsy	Outperform Votes 854 57.90%	Underperform Votes 621 42.10%
CGI	Outperform Votes 606 63.26%	Underperform Votes 352 36.74%

Which has more volatility & risk, ETSY or GIB?

Etsy has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CGI has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ETSY or GIB more profitable?

CGI has a net margin of 11.72% compared to Etsy's net margin of 10.80%. CGI's return on equity of 19.32% beat Etsy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Etsy	10.80%	-46.62%	12.37%
CGI	11.72%	19.32%	10.82%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ETSY or GIB?

CGI has higher revenue and earnings than Etsy. CGI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Etsy, 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
Etsy	$2.81B	2.20	$307.57M	$1.40	42.35
CGI	$15.14B	1.64	$1.24B	$5.49	19.98

Do analysts rate ETSY or GIB?

Etsy currently has a consensus price target of $50.17, indicating a potential downside of 15.38%. CGI has a consensus price target of $156.75, indicating a potential upside of 42.88%. Given CGI's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CGI is more favorable than Etsy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Etsy	5 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.04
CGI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ETSY or GIB?

99.5% of Etsy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of CGI shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Etsy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of CGI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer ETSY or GIB?

In the previous week, Etsy had 24 more articles in the media than CGI. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Etsy and 6 mentions for CGI. Etsy's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat CGI's score of 0.43 indicating that Etsy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Etsy	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CGI	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

CGI beats Etsy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.