GAP (GAP) Competitors

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

Is CDW or GAP more profitable?

GAP has a net margin of 5.86% compared to CDW's net margin of 4.92%. CDW's return on equity of 53.63% beat GAP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CDW	4.92%	53.63%	8.58%
GAP	5.86%	27.04%	7.49%

Does the media prefer CDW or GAP?

In the previous week, GAP had 27 more articles in the media than CDW. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for GAP and 4 mentions for CDW. CDW's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat GAP's score of 0.29 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CDW	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GAP	3 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CDW or GAP?

CDW has higher revenue and earnings than GAP. GAP 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
CDW	$21.88B	0.91	$1.08B	$8.05	18.94
GAP	$15.09B	0.53	$844M	$2.34	9.23

Do analysts prefer CDW or GAP?

CDW currently has a consensus target price of $202.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.50%. GAP has a consensus target price of $25.75, indicating a potential upside of 19.25%. Given CDW's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CDW is more favorable than GAP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CDW	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
GAP	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CDW or GAP?

93.2% of CDW shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.8% of GAP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of CDW shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of GAP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CDW or GAP?

CDW has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GAP has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CDW or GAP a better dividend stock?

CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. GAP pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. CDW pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GAP pays out 28.2% 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 and GAP has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. GAP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

CDW beats GAP on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.