Polished.com (GOED) Competitors

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) and Polished.com (NYSE:GOED) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Does the media prefer WSM or GOED?

In the previous week, Williams-Sonoma had 27 more articles in the media than Polished.com. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Williams-Sonoma and 0 mentions for Polished.com. Williams-Sonoma's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Polished.com's score of 0.20 indicating that Williams-Sonoma is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Williams-Sonoma	Positive
Polished.com	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, WSM or GOED?

Williams-Sonoma has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polished.com has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WSM or GOED?

99.3% of Williams-Sonoma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Polished.com shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Williams-Sonoma shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Polished.com shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WSM or GOED?

Williams-Sonoma received 709 more outperform votes than Polished.com when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Polished.com an outperform vote while only 49.07% of users gave Williams-Sonoma an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Williams-Sonoma	Outperform Votes 712 49.07%	Underperform Votes 739 50.93%
Polished.com	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has higher valuation and earnings, WSM or GOED?

Williams-Sonoma has higher revenue and earnings than Polished.com. Polished.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Williams-Sonoma, 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
Williams-Sonoma	$7.71B	2.48	$949.76M	$9.01	17.19
Polished.com	$362.31M	0.00	$7.67M	$0.21	N/A

Is WSM or GOED more profitable?

Williams-Sonoma has a net margin of 14.54% compared to Polished.com's net margin of 3.41%. Williams-Sonoma's return on equity of 51.56% beat Polished.com's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Williams-Sonoma	14.54%	51.56%	21.24%
Polished.com	3.41%	10.78%	5.95%

Do analysts rate WSM or GOED?

Williams-Sonoma presently has a consensus price target of $175.94, suggesting a potential upside of 13.62%. Given Williams-Sonoma's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Williams-Sonoma is more favorable than Polished.com.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Williams-Sonoma	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37
Polished.com	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Williams-Sonoma beats Polished.com on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.