Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Competitors

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) and CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) are both retail companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor BBWI or CDW?

In the previous week, CDW had 27 more articles in the media than Bath & Body Works. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for CDW and 17 mentions for Bath & Body Works. CDW's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Bath & Body Works' score of 0.89 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bath & Body Works	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CDW	29 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

95.1% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of CDW shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of CDW shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BBWI or CDW more profitable?

Bath & Body Works has a net margin of 11.10% compared to CDW's net margin of 4.92%. CDW's return on equity of 53.63% beat Bath & Body Works' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bath & Body Works	11.10%	-47.44%	15.18%
CDW	4.92%	53.63%	8.58%

Do analysts prefer BBWI or CDW?

Bath & Body Works currently has a consensus target price of $42.19, suggesting a potential upside of 45.66%. CDW has a consensus target price of $202.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.41%. Given Bath & Body Works' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bath & Body Works is more favorable than CDW.

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
CDW	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BBWI or CDW?

CDW has higher revenue and earnings than Bath & Body Works. Bath & Body Works 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
Bath & Body Works	$7.31B	0.84	$798M	$3.75	7.72
CDW	$21.00B	1.04	$1.08B	$8.05	20.67

Which has more risk & volatility, BBWI or CDW?

Bath & Body Works has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CDW has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BBWI or CDW a better dividend stock?

Bath & Body Works pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Bath & Body Works pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CDW pays out 31.1% 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. CDW has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Bath & Body Works is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

CDW beats Bath & Body Works on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.