Cosan (CSAN) Competitors

Vipshop (NYSE:VIPS) and Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) are both mid-cap retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, VIPS or CSAN?

Vipshop has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cosan has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VIPS or CSAN more profitable?

Vipshop has a net margin of 6.87% compared to Cosan's net margin of -25.77%. Vipshop's return on equity of 18.04% beat Cosan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vipshop	6.87%	18.04%	10.21%
Cosan	-25.77%	-24.39%	-7.53%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VIPS or CSAN?

48.8% of Vipshop shares are held by institutional investors. 29.5% of Vipshop shares are held 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, VIPS or CSAN?

Vipshop has higher revenue and earnings than Cosan. Cosan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vipshop, 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
Vipshop	$14.85B	0.56	$1.06B	$1.91	8.55
Cosan	$8.15B	0.24	-$1.75B	$1.32	3.23

Do analysts recommend VIPS or CSAN?

Vipshop presently has a consensus price target of $15.83, suggesting a potential downside of 3.13%. Cosan has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 344.96%. Given Cosan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cosan is more favorable than Vipshop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vipshop	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Cosan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media prefer VIPS or CSAN?

In the previous week, Vipshop had 7 more articles in the media than Cosan. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Vipshop and 0 mentions for Cosan. Vipshop's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Cosan's score of 0.00 indicating that Vipshop is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vipshop	Positive
Cosan	Neutral

Summary

Vipshop beats Cosan on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.