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WSM vs. LOVE, ETD, FND, RH, HVT, KIRK, FBIN, HVT.A, MIMI, and FGI

Should you be buying Williams-Sonoma stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Williams-Sonoma include Lovesac (LOVE), Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD), Floor & Decor (FND), RH (RH), Haverty Furniture Companies (HVT), Kirkland's (KIRK), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Haverty Furniture Companies (HVT.A), Mint Incorporation (MIMI), and FGI Industries (FGI).

Williams-Sonoma vs. Its Competitors

Lovesac (NASDAQ:LOVE) and Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Williams-Sonoma has a net margin of 14.35% compared to Lovesac's net margin of 1.99%. Williams-Sonoma's return on equity of 52.79% beat Lovesac's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lovesac1.99% 6.70% 2.74%
Williams-Sonoma 14.35%52.79%21.64%

In the previous week, Williams-Sonoma had 24 more articles in the media than Lovesac. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Williams-Sonoma and 6 mentions for Lovesac. Williams-Sonoma's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Lovesac's score of 0.28 indicating that Williams-Sonoma is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lovesac
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Williams-Sonoma
22 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Lovesac presently has a consensus target price of $30.40, suggesting a potential upside of 55.87%. Williams-Sonoma has a consensus target price of $176.75, suggesting a potential upside of 2.13%. Given Lovesac's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lovesac is more favorable than Williams-Sonoma.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lovesac
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Williams-Sonoma
1 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.37

Williams-Sonoma has higher revenue and earnings than Lovesac. Williams-Sonoma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lovesac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lovesac$680.63M0.42$11.56M$0.7027.86
Williams-Sonoma$7.71B2.76$1.13B$8.8319.60

Lovesac has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Williams-Sonoma has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

91.3% of Lovesac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Williams-Sonoma shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of Lovesac shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Williams-Sonoma shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Williams-Sonoma beats Lovesac on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WSM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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WSM vs. The Competition

MetricWilliams-SonomaRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$21.30B$44.65B$26.41B$20.55B
Dividend Yield1.52%3.57%175.53%3.75%
P/E Ratio19.6019.9229.6528.05
Price / Sales2.761.164.6446.08
Price / Cash15.7312.4848.5522.31
Price / Book9.858.445.934.59
Net Income$1.13B$2.36B$872.48M$985.44M
7 Day Performance6.75%6.66%4.72%2.91%
1 Month Performance7.06%7.40%5.59%5.47%
1 Year Performance23.20%-5.80%21.80%14.61%

Williams-Sonoma Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WSM
Williams-Sonoma
4.7779 of 5 stars
$173.06
-0.1%
$176.75
+2.1%
+23.2%$21.30B$7.71B19.6019,600Positive News
Insider Trade
LOVE
Lovesac
4.4598 of 5 stars
$18.19
-3.2%
$30.40
+67.1%
-12.4%$264.67M$680.63M25.992,024
ETD
Ethan Allen Interiors
3.0669 of 5 stars
$27.87
-0.2%
$32.00
+14.8%
+10.3%$708.73M$646.22M12.393,404
FND
Floor & Decor
3.4523 of 5 stars
$77.04
+2.3%
$93.00
+20.7%
-15.5%$8.29B$4.46B40.7613,690Positive News
RH
RH
4.9287 of 5 stars
$190.34
-0.3%
$271.56
+42.7%
-14.2%$3.57B$3.18B45.326,340Trending News
Analyst Forecast
HVT
Haverty Furniture Companies
3.6635 of 5 stars
$20.35
-0.3%
N/A-7.0%$328.65M$722.90M16.152,334
KIRK
Kirkland's
2.1604 of 5 stars
$1.09
-1.4%
$4.50
+314.7%
-24.7%$24.36M$441.36M-0.634,010
FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations
4.4792 of 5 stars
$51.59
+0.6%
$77.17
+49.6%
-15.6%$6.20B$4.61B15.1311,000
HVT.A
Haverty Furniture Companies
N/A$20.53
+2.8%
N/A-9.0%$331.56M$722.90M16.292,840News Coverage
MIMI
Mint Incorporation
N/A$6.52
-7.6%
N/AN/A$148.33MN/A0.0015Positive News
Lockup Expiration
High Trading Volume
FGI
FGI Industries
0.3519 of 5 stars
$0.65
+13.9%
N/A-31.5%$6.23M$131.82M-4.33140News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume

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