The Container Store Group (TCS) Competitors

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

Is TCS or WSM more profitable?

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

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TCS or WSM?

67.1% of The Container Store Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Williams-Sonoma shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.3% of The Container Store Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Williams-Sonoma shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer TCS or WSM?

In the previous week, Williams-Sonoma had 12 more articles in the media than The Container Store Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Williams-Sonoma and 5 mentions for The Container Store Group. Williams-Sonoma's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat The Container Store Group's score of -0.39 indicating that Williams-Sonoma is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Williams-Sonoma	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TCS or WSM?

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

Do analysts prefer TCS or WSM?

The Container Store Group presently has a consensus target price of $2.25, indicating a potential upside of 235.72%. Williams-Sonoma has a consensus target price of $259.94, indicating a potential downside of 11.35%. Given The Container Store Group's higher possible upside, equities 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
The Container Store Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Williams-Sonoma	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TCS or WSM?

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
The Container Store Group	$847.78M	0.04	-$103.29M	-$2.09	-0.32
Williams-Sonoma	$7.75B	2.43	$949.76M	$16.29	18.00

Which has more risk & volatility, TCS or WSM?

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