Guess? (GES) Competitors

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) and Guess? (NYSE:GES) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CROX or GES?

93.4% of Crocs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of Guess? shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Crocs shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.7% of Guess? shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CROX or GES?

In the previous week, Crocs had 27 more articles in the media than Guess?. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Crocs and 3 mentions for Guess?. Guess?'s average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Crocs' score of 0.71 indicating that Guess? is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crocs	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Guess?	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is CROX or GES more profitable?

Crocs has a net margin of 23.35% compared to Guess?'s net margin of 0.47%. Crocs' return on equity of 43.07% beat Guess?'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crocs	23.35%	43.07%	16.02%
Guess?	0.47%	18.25%	3.43%

Do analysts recommend CROX or GES?

Crocs presently has a consensus price target of $125.38, suggesting a potential upside of 68.55%. Guess? has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.33%. Given Crocs' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Crocs is more favorable than Guess?.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crocs	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Guess?	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, CROX or GES?

Crocs has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Guess? has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CROX or GES?

Crocs has higher revenue and earnings than Guess?. Guess? is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crocs, 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
Crocs	$4.10B	1.02	$950.07M	$16.32	4.56
Guess?	$3.00B	0.24	$60.42M	-$0.24	-56.82

Summary

Crocs beats Guess? on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.