BBWI vs. CDW, CHWY, BURL, BJ, W, SFM, ACI, VIPS, FND, and OLLI
Should you be buying Bath & Body Works stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bath & Body Works include CDW (CDW), Chewy (CHWY), Burlington Stores (BURL), BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ), Wayfair (W), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Albertsons Companies (ACI), Vipshop (VIPS), Floor & Decor (FND), and Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry.
Bath & Body Works vs. Its Competitors
CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) and Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) are both retail companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.
CDW has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bath & Body Works has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 currently has a consensus target price of $202.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.83%. Bath & Body Works has a consensus target price of $39.69, indicating a potential upside of 53.44%. Given Bath & Body Works' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bath & Body Works is more favorable than 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.
93.2% of CDW shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of Bath & Body Works shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of CDW shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bath & Body Works shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Bath & Body Works had 4 more articles in the media than CDW. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bath & Body Works and 4 mentions for CDW. Bath & Body Works' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat CDW's score of 0.53 indicating that Bath & Body Works is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Bath & Body Works pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. CDW pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bath & Body Works pays out 23.7% 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.
Summary
Bath & Body Works beats CDW on 11 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
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This page (NYSE:BBWI) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
