lululemon athletica (LULU) Competitors

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) and ON (NYSE:ONON) are both large-cap apparel companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Do analysts rate LULU or ONON?

lululemon athletica presently has a consensus target price of $338.73, indicating a potential upside of 39.46%. ON has a consensus target price of $63.85, indicating a potential upside of 21.37%. Given lululemon athletica's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe lululemon athletica is more favorable than ON.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
lululemon athletica	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
ON	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor LULU or ONON?

In the previous week, lululemon athletica had 15 more articles in the media than ON. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for lululemon athletica and 21 mentions for ON. ON's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat lululemon athletica's score of 0.68 indicating that ON is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
lululemon athletica	21 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ON	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LULU or ONON?

85.2% of lululemon athletica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of ON shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of lululemon athletica shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, LULU or ONON?

lululemon athletica has higher revenue and earnings than ON. lululemon athletica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ON, 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
lululemon athletica	$10.59B	2.75	$1.81B	$14.76	16.46
ON	$2.63B	12.58	$275.23M	$0.70	75.15

Is LULU or ONON more profitable?

lululemon athletica has a net margin of 16.82% compared to ON's net margin of 7.81%. lululemon athletica's return on equity of 43.48% beat ON's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
lululemon athletica	16.82%	43.48%	25.05%
ON	7.81%	14.79%	8.83%

Which has more risk and volatility, LULU or ONON?

lululemon athletica has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ON has a beta of 2.35, indicating that its share price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

lululemon athletica beats ON on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.