BIRK vs. SKX, SHOO, CAL, WWW, RCKY, RCL, CHTR, LULU, EA, and DKNG
Should you be buying Birkenstock stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Birkenstock include Skechers U.S.A. (SKX), Steven Madden (SHOO), Caleres (CAL), Wolverine World Wide (WWW), Rocky Brands (RCKY), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Charter Communications (CHTR), Lululemon Athletica (LULU), Electronic Arts (EA), and DraftKings (DKNG). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
Skechers U.S.A. (NYSE:SKX) and Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking and valuation.
Skechers U.S.A. has higher revenue and earnings than Birkenstock.
Skechers U.S.A. has a net margin of 7.17% compared to Skechers U.S.A.'s net margin of 0.00%. Birkenstock's return on equity of 13.56% beat Skechers U.S.A.'s return on equity.
Skechers U.S.A. received 800 more outperform votes than Birkenstock when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.68% of users gave Birkenstock an outperform vote while only 70.71% of users gave Skechers U.S.A. an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Birkenstock had 1 more articles in the media than Skechers U.S.A.. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Birkenstock and 10 mentions for Skechers U.S.A.. Birkenstock's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Skechers U.S.A.'s score of 0.45 indicating that Skechers U.S.A. is being referred to more favorably in the media.
80.0% of Skechers U.S.A. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.9% of Birkenstock shares are held by institutional investors. 24.8% of Skechers U.S.A. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Skechers U.S.A. currently has a consensus price target of $72.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.24%. Birkenstock has a consensus price target of $55.29, suggesting a potential downside of 7.35%. Given Birkenstock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Skechers U.S.A. is more favorable than Birkenstock.
Summary
Skechers U.S.A. beats Birkenstock on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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