BLDR vs. QSR, DECK, ULTA, EBAY, DLTR, DRI, WSM, TSCO, EXPE, and DKS
Should you be buying Builders FirstSource stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Builders FirstSource include Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Deckers Outdoor (DECK), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), eBay (EBAY), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Williams-Sonoma (WSM), Tractor Supply (TSCO), Expedia Group (EXPE), and DICK'S Sporting Goods (DKS). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) and Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.
Restaurant Brands International has a net margin of 16.95% compared to Restaurant Brands International's net margin of 9.01%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 41.10% beat Builders FirstSource's return on equity.
Restaurant Brands International received 104 more outperform votes than Builders FirstSource when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.95% of users gave Builders FirstSource an outperform vote while only 60.64% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 3 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 7 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Builders FirstSource's score of 0.82 indicating that Builders FirstSource is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than Restaurant Brands International. Builders FirstSource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Restaurant Brands International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Restaurant Brands International currently has a consensus price target of $82.25, indicating a potential upside of 10.61%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus price target of $190.06, indicating a potential upside of 1.41%. Given Builders FirstSource's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than Builders FirstSource.
Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Builders FirstSource beats Restaurant Brands International on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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