Wayfair (W) Competitors

Wayfair (NYSE:W) and Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in W or ETSY?

89.7% of Wayfair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Etsy shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.8% of Wayfair shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Etsy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to W or ETSY?

In the previous week, Wayfair had 8 more articles in the media than Etsy. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Wayfair and 20 mentions for Etsy. Wayfair's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Etsy's score of 0.38 indicating that Wayfair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wayfair	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Etsy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is W or ETSY more profitable?

Etsy has a net margin of 11.19% compared to Wayfair's net margin of -6.15%. Wayfair's return on equity of 0.00% beat Etsy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wayfair	-6.15%	N/A	-22.34%
Etsy	11.19%	-70.75%	15.05%

Which has better valuation & earnings, W or ETSY?

Etsy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wayfair. Wayfair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Etsy, 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
Wayfair	$12.00B	0.53	-$738M	-$6.52	-8.15
Etsy	$2.75B	2.89	$307.57M	$2.24	29.97

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer W or ETSY?

Etsy received 39 more outperform votes than Wayfair when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.10% of users gave Wayfair an outperform vote while only 59.99% of users gave Etsy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wayfair	Outperform Votes 793 62.10%	Underperform Votes 484 37.90%
Etsy	Outperform Votes 832 59.99%	Underperform Votes 555 40.01%

Which has more volatility and risk, W or ETSY?

Wayfair has a beta of 3.29, meaning that its share price is 229% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Etsy has a beta of 2.01, meaning that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend W or ETSY?

Wayfair presently has a consensus price target of $77.03, indicating a potential upside of 45.10%. Etsy has a consensus price target of $84.88, indicating a potential upside of 25.68%. Given Wayfair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Wayfair is more favorable than Etsy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wayfair	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Etsy	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35

Summary

Wayfair beats Etsy on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.