The Container Store Group (TCS) Competitors

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) and The Container Store Group (NYSE:TCS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer WSM or TCS?

Williams-Sonoma currently has a consensus target price of $259.94, indicating a potential downside of 11.35%. The Container Store Group has a consensus target price of $2.25, indicating a potential upside of 235.72%. Given Williams-Sonoma's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Container Store Group is more favorable than Williams-Sonoma.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Williams-Sonoma	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06
The Container Store Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is WSM or TCS more profitable?

Williams-Sonoma has a net margin of 13.83% compared to Williams-Sonoma's net margin of -12.18%. The Container Store Group's return on equity of 54.50% beat Williams-Sonoma's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Williams-Sonoma	13.83%	54.50%	21.30%
The Container Store Group	-12.18%	-7.40%	-1.65%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WSM or TCS?

Williams-Sonoma received 381 more outperform votes than The Container Store Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 50.91% of users gave The Container Store Group an outperform vote while only 49.18% of users gave Williams-Sonoma an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Williams-Sonoma	Outperform Votes 690 49.18%	Underperform Votes 713 50.82%
The Container Store Group	Outperform Votes 309 50.91%	Underperform Votes 298 49.09%

Does the media favor WSM or TCS?

In the previous week, Williams-Sonoma had 16 more articles in the media than The Container Store Group. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Williams-Sonoma and 5 mentions for The Container Store Group. The Container Store Group's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Williams-Sonoma's score of -0.27 indicating that Williams-Sonoma is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Williams-Sonoma	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Container Store Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, WSM or TCS?

Williams-Sonoma has higher revenue and earnings than The Container Store Group. The Container Store Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Williams-Sonoma, 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	$7.75B	2.43	$949.76M	$16.29	18.00
The Container Store Group	$847.78M	0.04	-$103.29M	-$2.09	-0.32

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

99.3% of Williams-Sonoma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of The Container Store Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Williams-Sonoma shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.3% of The Container Store Group 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, WSM or TCS?

Williams-Sonoma has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Container Store Group has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Williams-Sonoma beats The Container Store Group on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.