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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor ONON or LULU?

In the previous week, Lululemon Athletica had 14 more articles in the media than ON. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Lululemon Athletica and 23 mentions for ON. Lululemon Athletica's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat ON's score of 0.88 indicating that Lululemon Athletica is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ON	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lululemon Athletica	18 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & 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	13.96	$88.67M	$0.83	61.90
Lululemon Athletica	$10.59B	3.47	$1.55B	$14.70	20.69

Which has more risk and volatility, ONON or LULU?

ON has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lululemon Athletica has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ONON or LULU?

Lululemon Athletica received 1851 more outperform votes than ON when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.55% of users gave Lululemon Athletica an outperform vote while only 68.75% of users gave ON an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ON	Outperform Votes 132 68.75%	Underperform Votes 60 31.25%
Lululemon Athletica	Outperform Votes 1983 69.55%	Underperform Votes 868 30.45%

Do analysts prefer ONON or LULU?

ON currently has a consensus target price of $58.73, indicating a potential upside of 14.30%. Lululemon Athletica has a consensus target price of $369.86, indicating a potential upside of 21.59%. Given Lululemon Athletica's higher possible 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

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%

Summary

Lululemon Athletica beats ON on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.