Vipshop (VIPS) Competitors

Vipshop (NYSE:VIPS) and CDW (NASDAQ:CDW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Do analysts rate VIPS or CDW?

Vipshop presently has a consensus price target of $15.58, suggesting a potential upside of 3.96%. CDW has a consensus price target of $208.71, suggesting a potential upside of 14.64%. Given CDW's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CDW 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
CDW	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, VIPS or CDW?

CDW has higher revenue and earnings than Vipshop. Vipshop 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
Vipshop	$14.85B	0.52	$1.06B	$1.91	7.85
CDW	$21.00B	1.14	$1.08B	$8.07	22.56

Does the media refer more to VIPS or CDW?

In the previous week, CDW had 4 more articles in the media than Vipshop. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for CDW and 12 mentions for Vipshop. CDW's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Vipshop's score of 0.58 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vipshop	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CDW	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VIPS or CDW more profitable?

Vipshop has a net margin of 6.87% compared to CDW's net margin of 5.10%. CDW's return on equity of 54.90% beat Vipshop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vipshop	6.87%	18.04%	10.21%
CDW	5.10%	54.90%	8.75%

Which has more risk & volatility, VIPS or CDW?

Vipshop has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CDW has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

48.8% of Vipshop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of CDW shares are held by institutional investors. 29.5% of Vipshop shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of CDW shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VIPS or CDW a better dividend stock?

Vipshop pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Vipshop pays out 25.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CDW pays out 31.0% 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 increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Vipshop is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

CDW beats Vipshop on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.