EXPR vs. TJX, ROST, GPS, ANF, AEO, URBN, FL, BKE, CAL, and GES
Should you be buying Express stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Express include TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), GAP (GPS), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Foot Locker (FL), Buckle (BKE), Caleres (CAL), and Guess? (GES). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry.
TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) and Express (NYSE:EXPR) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
TJX Companies has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Express has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
TJX Companies presently has a consensus price target of $112.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.75%. Given Express' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TJX Companies is more favorable than Express.
TJX Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Express. Express is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TJX Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Express had 31 more articles in the media than TJX Companies. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Express and 12 mentions for TJX Companies. Express' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat TJX Companies' score of 0.07 indicating that TJX Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
TJX Companies received 424 more outperform votes than Express when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.06% of users gave TJX Companies an outperform vote while only 65.26% of users gave Express an outperform vote.
Express has a net margin of 10.01% compared to Express' net margin of 8.47%. Express' return on equity of 64.26% beat TJX Companies' return on equity.
91.1% of TJX Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of Express shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of TJX Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Express shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
TJX Companies beats Express on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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