Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Competitors

RH (NYSE:RH) and Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media favor RH or WSM?

In the previous week, RH had 20 more articles in the media than Williams-Sonoma. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for RH and 33 mentions for Williams-Sonoma. Williams-Sonoma's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat RH's score of 0.00 indicating that Williams-Sonoma is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RH	19 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Williams-Sonoma	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, RH or WSM?

RH has a beta of 2.44, suggesting that its stock price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Williams-Sonoma has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RH or WSM?

RH presently has a consensus target price of $278.44, suggesting a potential upside of 50.49%. Williams-Sonoma has a consensus target price of $179.06, suggesting a potential upside of 14.57%. Given RH's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe RH is more favorable than Williams-Sonoma.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RH	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Williams-Sonoma	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RH or WSM?

RH received 131 more outperform votes than Williams-Sonoma when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.99% of users gave RH an outperform vote while only 49.10% of users gave Williams-Sonoma an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RH	Outperform Votes 843 61.99%	Underperform Votes 517 38.01%
Williams-Sonoma	Outperform Votes 712 49.10%	Underperform Votes 738 50.90%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RH or WSM?

Williams-Sonoma has higher revenue and earnings than RH. Williams-Sonoma is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RH, 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
RH	$3.18B	1.09	$127.56M	$3.60	51.40
Williams-Sonoma	$7.71B	2.50	$949.76M	$9.01	17.35

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RH or WSM?

90.2% of RH shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Williams-Sonoma shares are held by institutional investors. 28.1% of RH shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Williams-Sonoma shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is RH or WSM more profitable?

Williams-Sonoma has a net margin of 14.54% compared to RH's net margin of 2.25%. Williams-Sonoma's return on equity of 51.56% beat RH's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RH	2.25%	-35.72%	2.09%
Williams-Sonoma	14.54%	51.56%	21.24%

Summary

Williams-Sonoma beats RH on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.