Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI) Competitors

CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) and Ollie's Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

Does the media favor CDW or OLLI?

In the previous week, CDW had 8 more articles in the media than Ollie's Bargain Outlet. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for CDW and 18 mentions for Ollie's Bargain Outlet. CDW's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Ollie's Bargain Outlet's score of 1.08 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CDW	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CDW or OLLI?

93.2% of CDW shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of CDW shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Ollie's Bargain Outlet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CDW or OLLI?

CDW has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ollie's Bargain Outlet has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CDW or OLLI more profitable?

Ollie's Bargain Outlet has a net margin of 9.22% compared to CDW's net margin of 5.13%. CDW's return on equity of 55.42% beat Ollie's Bargain Outlet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CDW	5.13%	55.42%	8.94%
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	9.22%	13.15%	8.70%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CDW or OLLI?

CDW has higher revenue and earnings than Ollie's Bargain Outlet. CDW is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ollie's Bargain 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
CDW	$21.33B	1.16	$1.08B	$8.07	23.31
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	$2.27B	3.16	$181.44M	$3.23	36.19

Do analysts recommend CDW or OLLI?

CDW currently has a consensus price target of $216.38, suggesting a potential upside of 15.03%. Ollie's Bargain Outlet has a consensus price target of $124.07, suggesting a potential upside of 6.15%. Given CDW's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CDW is more favorable than Ollie's Bargain Outlet.

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
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CDW or OLLI?

CDW received 45 more outperform votes than Ollie's Bargain Outlet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.78% of users gave CDW an outperform vote while only 64.32% of users gave Ollie's Bargain Outlet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CDW	Outperform Votes 575 69.78%	Underperform Votes 249 30.22%
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	Outperform Votes 530 64.32%	Underperform Votes 294 35.68%

Summary

CDW beats Ollie's Bargain Outlet on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.