BBWI vs. CDW, BURL, CHWY, BJ, W, VIPS, SFM, ACI, OLLI, and GAP
Should you be buying Bath & Body Works stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bath & Body Works include CDW (CDW), Burlington Stores (BURL), Chewy (CHWY), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Wayfair (W), Vipshop (VIPS), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Albertsons Companies (ACI), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), and GAP (GAP). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry.
Bath & Body Works vs. Its Competitors
Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) and CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) are both retail companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.
Bath & Body Works has a net margin of 9.88% compared to CDW's net margin of 4.92%. CDW's return on equity of 53.63% beat Bath & Body Works' return on equity.
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.
Bath & Body Works pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Bath & Body Works pays out 23.7% 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 raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Bath & Body Works is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, CDW had 1 more articles in the media than Bath & Body Works. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for CDW and 7 mentions for Bath & Body Works. CDW's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Bath & Body Works' score of 0.36 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Bath & Body Works has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CDW has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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, 0.8% of CDW shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Bath & Body Works presently has a consensus price target of $37.46, suggesting a potential upside of 45.35%. CDW has a consensus price target of $202.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.73%. Given Bath & Body Works' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bath & Body Works is more favorable than CDW.
Summary
CDW beats Bath & Body Works on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:BBWI) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
