Burberry Group (BRBY) Competitors

Watches of Switzerland Group (LON:WOSG) and Burberry Group (LON:BRBY) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, WOSG or BRBY?

Watches of Switzerland Group has a beta of 2.17, indicating that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burberry Group has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to WOSG or BRBY?

In the previous week, Burberry Group had 2 more articles in the media than Watches of Switzerland Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Burberry Group and 1 mentions for Watches of Switzerland Group. Burberry Group's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Watches of Switzerland Group's score of -1.25 indicating that Burberry Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Watches of Switzerland Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Burberry Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is WOSG or BRBY more profitable?

Burberry Group has a net margin of 9.10% compared to Watches of Switzerland Group's net margin of 3.84%. Burberry Group's return on equity of 23.93% beat Watches of Switzerland Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Watches of Switzerland Group	3.84%	11.38%	7.41%
Burberry Group	9.10%	23.93%	7.41%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WOSG or BRBY?

67.4% of Watches of Switzerland Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Burberry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Watches of Switzerland Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Burberry Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, WOSG or BRBY?

Burberry Group has higher revenue and earnings than Watches of Switzerland Group. Burberry Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Watches of Switzerland Group, 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
Watches of Switzerland Group	£1.56B	0.54	£60.02M	£24.64	14.18
Burberry Group	£2.97B	0.87	£270.36M	£75.50	9.63

Do analysts prefer WOSG or BRBY?

Watches of Switzerland Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 490, suggesting a potential upside of 40.24%. Burberry Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,016.67, suggesting a potential upside of 39.88%. Given Watches of Switzerland Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Watches of Switzerland Group is more favorable than Burberry Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Watches of Switzerland Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Burberry Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WOSG or BRBY?

Burberry Group received 538 more outperform votes than Watches of Switzerland Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.18% of users gave Watches of Switzerland Group an outperform vote while only 45.07% of users gave Burberry Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Watches of Switzerland Group	Outperform Votes 43 78.18%	Underperform Votes 12 21.82%
Burberry Group	Outperform Votes 581 45.07%	Underperform Votes 708 54.93%

Summary

Burberry Group beats Watches of Switzerland Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.