Vipshop (VIPS) Competitors

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

Is CDW or VIPS more profitable?

Vipshop has a net margin of 6.52% compared to CDW's net margin of 4.92%. CDW's return on equity of 53.63% beat Vipshop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CDW	4.92%	53.63%	8.58%
Vipshop	6.52%	16.75%	9.37%

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

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CDW or VIPS?

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
CDW	$21.00B	1.04	$1.08B	$8.05	20.75
Vipshop	$14.85B	0.60	$1.06B	$1.84	9.38

Which has more risk and volatility, CDW or VIPS?

CDW has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vipshop has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CDW or VIPS?

CDW currently has a consensus price target of $202.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.96%. Vipshop has a consensus price target of $18.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.14%. Given CDW's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe CDW is more favorable than Vipshop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CDW	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Vipshop	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is CDW or VIPS a better dividend stock?

CDW pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Vipshop pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. CDW pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vipshop pays out 26.1% 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. Vipshop is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer CDW or VIPS?

In the previous week, CDW had 5 more articles in the media than Vipshop. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for CDW and 17 mentions for Vipshop. CDW's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Vipshop's score of 0.99 indicating that CDW is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CDW	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vipshop	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

CDW beats Vipshop on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.