Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) & Westwing Group (OTCMKTS:WTWGF) Head to Head Review

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) and Westwing Group (OTCMKTS:WTWGF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

87.8% of Stanley Black & Decker shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Stanley Black & Decker shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Stanley Black & Decker and Westwing Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stanley Black & Decker	1	6	3	0	2.20
Westwing Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Stanley Black & Decker presently has a consensus target price of $92.25, indicating a potential downside of 7.67%. Given Stanley Black & Decker’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Stanley Black & Decker is more favorable than Westwing Group.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Stanley Black & Decker and Westwing Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stanley Black & Decker	$15.13 billion	1.00	$401.90 million	$4.10	24.37
Westwing Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Stanley Black & Decker has higher revenue and earnings than Westwing Group.

Profitability

This table compares Stanley Black & Decker and Westwing Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stanley Black & Decker	4.07%	8.78%	3.73%
Westwing Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Stanley Black & Decker beats Westwing Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Stanley Black & Decker

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. engages in the provision of power and hand tools, and related accessories, products, services and equipment for oil and gas, infrastructure applications, commercial electronic security and monitoring systems, healthcare solutions, and mechanical access solutions. It operates through the Tools and Outdoor and Industrial segments. The Tools and Outdoor segment refers to power tools, hand tools, accessories and storage, and outdoor power equipment product lines. The Industrial segment includes the engineered fastening and infrastructure businesses. The company was founded by Frederick T. Stanley in 1843 and is headquartered in New Britain, CT.

About Westwing Group

Westwing Group SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the home and living e-commerce business in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Italy, France, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Belgium, and the Netherlands. It operates through two segments, DACH and International. The company offers textiles, furniture, kitchen accessories, decorations, rugs, and home accessories, as well as lighting, dining, and other products. It also provides private label products under the Westwing Collection brand, and third-party brands. The company sells its products through its online shop and club sales. Westwing Group SE was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.