Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Competitors

ON (NYSE:ONON) and Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor ONON or LULU?

In the previous week, Lululemon Athletica had 7 more articles in the media than ON. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Lululemon Athletica and 29 mentions for ON. ON's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Lululemon Athletica's score of 0.87 indicating that ON is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ON	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lululemon Athletica	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ONON or LULU more profitable?

Lululemon Athletica has a net margin of 17.05% compared to ON's net margin of 5.87%. Lululemon Athletica's return on equity of 42.16% beat ON's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ON	5.87%	10.69%	6.66%
Lululemon Athletica	17.05%	42.16%	25.02%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ONON or LULU?

Lululemon Athletica received 1855 more outperform votes than ON when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.58% of users gave Lululemon Athletica an outperform vote while only 68.09% of users gave ON an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ON	Outperform Votes 128 68.09%	Underperform Votes 60 31.91%
Lululemon Athletica	Outperform Votes 1983 69.58%	Underperform Votes 867 30.42%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ONON or LULU?

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
ON	$2.32B	12.88	$88.67M	$0.83	57.12
Lululemon Athletica	$10.59B	3.03	$1.55B	$14.70	18.10

Do analysts prefer ONON or LULU?

ON presently has a consensus price target of $58.77, indicating a potential upside of 23.97%. Lululemon Athletica has a consensus price target of $369.86, indicating a potential upside of 38.98%. Given Lululemon Athletica's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lululemon Athletica is more favorable than ON.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ON	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lululemon Athletica	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ONON or LULU?

36.4% of ON shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Lululemon Athletica shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.6% of ON shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Lululemon Athletica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ONON or LULU?

ON has a beta of 2.32, meaning that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lululemon Athletica has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lululemon Athletica beats ON on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.