CRI vs. COLM, PVH, HBI, GIII, OXM, MOV, FOSL, VRA, TPR, and RL
Should you be buying Carter's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carter's include Columbia Sportswear (COLM), PVH (PVH), Hanesbrands (HBI), G-III Apparel Group (GIII), Oxford Industries (OXM), Movado Group (MOV), Fossil Group (FOSL), Vera Bradley (VRA), Tapestry (TPR), and Ralph Lauren (RL). These companies are all part of the "apparel accessories & luxury goods" industry.
Carter's vs. Its Competitors
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) and Carter's (NYSE:CRI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Columbia Sportswear has a net margin of 6.61% compared to Carter's' net margin of 5.80%. Carter's' return on equity of 23.50% beat Columbia Sportswear's return on equity.
Columbia Sportswear currently has a consensus price target of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.79%. Carter's has a consensus price target of $36.80, suggesting a potential upside of 14.32%. Given Carter's' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Carter's is more favorable than Columbia Sportswear.
47.8% of Columbia Sportswear shares are held by institutional investors. 48.3% of Columbia Sportswear shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Carter's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Columbia Sportswear has higher revenue and earnings than Carter's. Carter's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Sportswear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Carter's had 2 more articles in the media than Columbia Sportswear. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Carter's and 1 mentions for Columbia Sportswear. Carter's' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Columbia Sportswear's score of 0.00 indicating that Carter's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Columbia Sportswear has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carter's has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Columbia Sportswear pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Carter's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Columbia Sportswear pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carter's pays out 22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Carter's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Columbia Sportswear and Carter's tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CRI) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff