HBI vs. CROX, GIII, LULU, GES, GIL, VFC, PVH, COLM, CRI, and OXM
Should you be buying Hanesbrands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hanesbrands include Crocs (CROX), G-III Apparel Group (GIII), lululemon athletica (LULU), Guess? (GES), Gildan Activewear (GIL), V.F. (VFC), PVH (PVH), Columbia Sportswear (COLM), Carter's (CRI), and Oxford Industries (OXM). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
Hanesbrands vs. Its Competitors
Hanesbrands (NYSE:HBI) and Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Crocs had 12 more articles in the media than Hanesbrands. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Crocs and 1 mentions for Hanesbrands. Hanesbrands' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Crocs' score of 0.50 indicating that Hanesbrands is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Crocs has higher revenue and earnings than Hanesbrands. Hanesbrands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crocs, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Crocs has a net margin of 23.35% compared to Hanesbrands' net margin of -8.12%. Hanesbrands' return on equity of 262.15% beat Crocs' return on equity.
Hanesbrands has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crocs has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
80.3% of Hanesbrands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Crocs shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Hanesbrands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Crocs shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Hanesbrands presently has a consensus price target of $5.75, suggesting a potential upside of 24.46%. Crocs has a consensus price target of $135.13, suggesting a potential upside of 30.25%. Given Crocs' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Crocs is more favorable than Hanesbrands.
Summary
Crocs beats Hanesbrands on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:HBI) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
