Lululemon Athletica Competitors

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) and Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lululemon Athletica and Levi Strauss & Co.'s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Lululemon Athletica has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Levi Strauss & Co.. Levi Strauss & Co. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lululemon Athletica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Lululemon Athletica and Levi Strauss & Co., as provided by MarketBeat.

Lululemon Athletica currently has a consensus target price of $355.2188, suggesting a potential upside of 6.38%. Levi Strauss & Co. has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.91%. Given Levi Strauss & Co.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Levi Strauss & Co. is more favorable than Lululemon Athletica.

Profitability

This table compares Lululemon Athletica and Levi Strauss & Co.'s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk & Volatility

Lululemon Athletica has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Levi Strauss & Co. has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.3% of Lululemon Athletica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lululemon Athletica shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lululemon Athletica beats Levi Strauss & Co. on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Under Armour (NYSE:UAA) and Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Under Armour has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lululemon Athletica has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Under Armour and Lululemon Athletica, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Under Armour presently has a consensus price target of $11.9233, indicating a potential downside of 18.67%. Lululemon Athletica has a consensus price target of $355.2188, indicating a potential upside of 6.38%. Given Lululemon Athletica's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lululemon Athletica is more favorable than Under Armour.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Under Armour and Lululemon Athletica's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Lululemon Athletica has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Under Armour. Under Armour is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lululemon Athletica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

32.2% of Under Armour shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Lululemon Athletica shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Under Armour shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Lululemon Athletica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Under Armour and Lululemon Athletica's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Lululemon Athletica beats Under Armour on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) and Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Lululemon Athletica and Columbia Sportswear's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lululemon Athletica and Columbia Sportswear's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Lululemon Athletica has higher revenue and earnings than Columbia Sportswear. Columbia Sportswear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lululemon Athletica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Lululemon Athletica and Columbia Sportswear, as reported by MarketBeat.

Lululemon Athletica presently has a consensus price target of $355.2188, suggesting a potential upside of 6.38%. Columbia Sportswear has a consensus price target of $100.6667, suggesting a potential upside of 5.05%. Given Lululemon Athletica's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lululemon Athletica is more favorable than Columbia Sportswear.

Volatility and Risk

Lululemon Athletica has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Sportswear has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

83.3% of Lululemon Athletica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of Columbia Sportswear shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lululemon Athletica shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.2% of Columbia Sportswear shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Lululemon Athletica beats Columbia Sportswear on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) and Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Lululemon Athletica and Gildan Activewear, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Lululemon Athletica presently has a consensus price target of $355.2188, indicating a potential upside of 6.38%. Gildan Activewear has a consensus price target of $22.20, indicating a potential downside of 1.51%. Given Lululemon Athletica's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Lululemon Athletica is more favorable than Gildan Activewear.

Volatility & Risk

Lululemon Athletica has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gildan Activewear has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.3% of Lululemon Athletica shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Gildan Activewear shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lululemon Athletica shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Lululemon Athletica and Gildan Activewear's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lululemon Athletica and Gildan Activewear's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Lululemon Athletica has higher revenue and earnings than Gildan Activewear. Gildan Activewear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lululemon Athletica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Lululemon Athletica beats Gildan Activewear on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Canada Goose (NYSE:GOOS) and Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Canada Goose and Lululemon Athletica's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Lululemon Athletica has higher revenue and earnings than Canada Goose. Canada Goose is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lululemon Athletica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.8% of Canada Goose shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Lululemon Athletica shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lululemon Athletica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Canada Goose has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lululemon Athletica has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Canada Goose and Lululemon Athletica's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Canada Goose and Lululemon Athletica, as provided by MarketBeat.

Canada Goose currently has a consensus target price of $35.8667, indicating a potential upside of 1.00%. Lululemon Athletica has a consensus target price of $355.2188, indicating a potential upside of 6.38%. Given Lululemon Athletica's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lululemon Athletica is more favorable than Canada Goose.

Summary

Lululemon Athletica beats Canada Goose on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) and Carter's (NYSE:CRI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Lululemon Athletica and Carter's, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Lululemon Athletica currently has a consensus price target of $355.2188, suggesting a potential upside of 6.38%. Carter's has a consensus price target of $95.1250, suggesting a potential upside of 9.40%. Given Carter's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Carter's is more favorable than Lululemon Athletica.

Profitability

This table compares Lululemon Athletica and Carter's' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Risk and Volatility

Lululemon Athletica has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carter's has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lululemon Athletica and Carter's' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Lululemon Athletica has higher revenue and earnings than Carter's. Carter's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lululemon Athletica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.3% of Lululemon Athletica shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lululemon Athletica shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Carter's shares are owned 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.

Summary

Lululemon Athletica beats Carter's on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.