Canada Goose (GOOS) Competitors

Under Armour (NYSE:UAA) and Canada Goose (NYSE:GOOS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is UAA or GOOS more profitable?

Canada Goose has a net margin of 5.47% compared to Under Armour's net margin of -2.39%. Canada Goose's return on equity of 22.49% beat Under Armour's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Under Armour	-2.39%	11.03%	4.67%
Canada Goose	5.47%	22.49%	5.99%

Does the media refer more to UAA or GOOS?

In the previous week, Under Armour had 5 more articles in the media than Canada Goose. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Under Armour and 26 mentions for Canada Goose. Canada Goose's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Under Armour's score of 0.66 indicating that Canada Goose is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Under Armour	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Canada Goose	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, UAA or GOOS?

Under Armour has higher revenue and earnings than Canada Goose. Under Armour is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canada Goose, 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
Under Armour	$5.16B	0.54	$232.04M	-$0.47	-13.88
Canada Goose	$1.32B	0.82	$43.26M	$0.52	21.62

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of UAA or GOOS?

34.6% of Under Armour shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Canada Goose shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Under Armour shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Canada Goose shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate UAA or GOOS?

Under Armour currently has a consensus price target of $7.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.29%. Canada Goose has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential downside of 15.48%. Given Under Armour's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Under Armour is more favorable than Canada Goose.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Under Armour	2 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Canada Goose	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Which has more volatility & risk, UAA or GOOS?

Under Armour has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canada Goose has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UAA or GOOS?

Under Armour received 911 more outperform votes than Canada Goose when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.47% of users gave Canada Goose an outperform vote while only 63.92% of users gave Under Armour an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Under Armour	Outperform Votes 1442 63.92%	Underperform Votes 814 36.08%
Canada Goose	Outperform Votes 531 71.47%	Underperform Votes 212 28.53%

Summary

Under Armour and Canada Goose tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.