Grocery Outlet (GO) Competitors

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) and Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to BBWI or GO?

In the previous week, Bath & Body Works had 11 more articles in the media than Grocery Outlet. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Bath & Body Works and 12 mentions for Grocery Outlet. Bath & Body Works' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Grocery Outlet's score of 1.12 indicating that Bath & Body Works is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bath & Body Works	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Grocery Outlet	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BBWI or GO more profitable?

Bath & Body Works has a net margin of 12.43% compared to Grocery Outlet's net margin of 1.20%. Grocery Outlet's return on equity of 5.25% beat Bath & Body Works' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bath & Body Works	12.43%	-44.03%	14.45%
Grocery Outlet	1.20%	5.25%	2.11%

Do analysts recommend BBWI or GO?

Bath & Body Works presently has a consensus target price of $42.19, indicating a potential upside of 39.42%. Grocery Outlet has a consensus target price of $15.46, indicating a potential downside of 8.29%. Given Bath & Body Works' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bath & Body Works is more favorable than Grocery Outlet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bath & Body Works	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Grocery Outlet	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BBWI or GO?

Bath & Body Works has higher revenue and earnings than Grocery Outlet. Bath & Body Works is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grocery Outlet, 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
Bath & Body Works	$7.31B	0.88	$878M	$3.64	8.31
Grocery Outlet	$4.37B	0.38	$79.44M	$0.39	43.23

Which has more risk & volatility, BBWI or GO?

Bath & Body Works has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BBWI or GO?

Bath & Body Works received 60 more outperform votes than Grocery Outlet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 43.32% of users gave Bath & Body Works an outperform vote while only 32.08% of users gave Grocery Outlet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bath & Body Works	Outperform Votes 94 43.32%	Underperform Votes 123 56.68%
Grocery Outlet	Outperform Votes 34 32.08%	Underperform Votes 72 67.92%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BBWI or GO?

95.1% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Grocery Outlet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Grocery Outlet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Bath & Body Works beats Grocery Outlet on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.