Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WSM or LOVE?

99.3% of Williams-Sonoma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Lovesac shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Williams-Sonoma shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Lovesac shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, WSM or LOVE?

Williams-Sonoma has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lovesac has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WSM or LOVE more profitable?

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
Williams-Sonoma	14.35%	52.79%	21.64%
Lovesac	1.99%	6.70%	2.74%

Does the media refer more to WSM or LOVE?

In the previous week, Williams-Sonoma had 30 more articles in the media than Lovesac. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Williams-Sonoma and 2 mentions for Lovesac. Lovesac's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Williams-Sonoma's score of 1.41 indicating that Lovesac is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Williams-Sonoma	25 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lovesac	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WSM or LOVE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Williams-Sonoma	$7.78B	3.25	$1.13B	$8.83	23.30
Lovesac	$680.63M	0.41	$11.56M	$0.70	27.50

Do analysts recommend WSM or LOVE?

Williams-Sonoma presently has a consensus price target of $180.18, indicating a potential downside of 12.41%. Lovesac has a consensus price target of $30.40, indicating a potential upside of 57.92%. Given Lovesac's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lovesac is more favorable than Williams-Sonoma.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Williams-Sonoma	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42
Lovesac	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Williams-Sonoma beats Lovesac on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.