Hanesbrands (HBI) Competitors

Hanesbrands (NYSE:HBI) and VF (NYSE:VFC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the media prefer HBI or VFC?

In the previous week, VF had 17 more articles in the media than Hanesbrands. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for VF and 5 mentions for Hanesbrands. Hanesbrands' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat VF's score of -0.29 indicating that Hanesbrands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hanesbrands	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
VF	4 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, HBI or VFC?

Hanesbrands has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VF has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HBI or VFC?

80.3% of Hanesbrands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of VF shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Hanesbrands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of VF shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is HBI or VFC more profitable?

VF has a net margin of -4.63% compared to Hanesbrands' net margin of -8.06%. Hanesbrands' return on equity of 108.01% beat VF's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hanesbrands	-8.06%	108.01%	3.12%
VF	-4.63%	14.86%	1.98%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HBI or VFC?

Hanesbrands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than VF. VF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hanesbrands, 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
Hanesbrands	$3.51B	0.48	-$320.43M	-$0.92	-5.17
VF	$10.15B	0.49	-$968.88M	-$1.19	-10.73

Is HBI or VFC a better dividend stock?

Hanesbrands pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. VF pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Hanesbrands pays out -65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VF pays out -30.3% 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. Hanesbrands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate HBI or VFC?

Hanesbrands presently has a consensus target price of $5.20, suggesting a potential upside of 9.24%. VF has a consensus target price of $21.40, suggesting a potential upside of 67.58%. Given VF's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VF is more favorable than Hanesbrands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hanesbrands	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
VF	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HBI or VFC?

VF received 211 more outperform votes than Hanesbrands when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.20% of users gave Hanesbrands an outperform vote while only 64.54% of users gave VF an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hanesbrands	Outperform Votes 768 70.20%	Underperform Votes 326 29.80%
VF	Outperform Votes 979 64.54%	Underperform Votes 538 35.46%

Summary

VF beats Hanesbrands on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.