Capri (CPRI) Competitors

Capri (NYSE:CPRI) and Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer CPRI or GIL?

In the previous week, Capri had 1 more articles in the media than Gildan Activewear. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Capri and 1 mentions for Gildan Activewear. Gildan Activewear's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Capri's score of 1.12 indicating that Gildan Activewear is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Capri	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gildan Activewear	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CPRI or GIL?

84.3% of Capri shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Capri shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CPRI or GIL?

Gildan Activewear has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Capri. Capri is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gildan Activewear, 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
Capri	$4.44B	0.45	-$1.18B	-$9.96	-1.71
Gildan Activewear	$3.27B	2.20	$400.86M	$2.59	18.46

Is CPRI or GIL more profitable?

Gildan Activewear has a net margin of 12.38% compared to Capri's net margin of -26.61%. Gildan Activewear's return on equity of 30.61% beat Capri's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capri	-26.61%	-39.55%	-7.27%
Gildan Activewear	12.38%	30.61%	12.73%

Which has more volatility & risk, CPRI or GIL?

Capri has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gildan Activewear has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CPRI or GIL?

Capri presently has a consensus price target of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.48%. Gildan Activewear has a consensus price target of $57.91, suggesting a potential upside of 21.11%. Given Capri's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Capri is more favorable than Gildan Activewear.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capri	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Gildan Activewear	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.18

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CPRI or GIL?

Gildan Activewear received 579 more outperform votes than Capri when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.27% of users gave Gildan Activewear an outperform vote while only 41.16% of users gave Capri an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Capri	Outperform Votes 149 41.16%	Underperform Votes 213 58.84%
Gildan Activewear	Outperform Votes 728 70.27%	Underperform Votes 308 29.73%

Summary

Gildan Activewear beats Capri on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.