KTB vs. BIRK, GIL, LEVI, BRP, ZGN, UAA, UA, CPRI, GOOS, and FIGS
Should you be buying Kontoor Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kontoor Brands include Birkenstock (BIRK), Gildan Activewear (GIL), Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI), The Baldwin Insurance Group (BRP), Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN), Under Armour (UAA), Under Armour (UA), Capri (CPRI), Canada Goose (GOOS), and FIGS (FIGS). These companies are all part of the "apparel" industry.
Kontoor Brands vs.
Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) and Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.
93.1% of Kontoor Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.9% of Birkenstock shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Kontoor Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Kontoor Brands currently has a consensus target price of $87.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.36%. Birkenstock has a consensus target price of $67.40, suggesting a potential upside of 19.43%. Given Kontoor Brands' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kontoor Brands is more favorable than Birkenstock.
Kontoor Brands received 34 more outperform votes than Birkenstock when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 84.62% of users gave Birkenstock an outperform vote while only 59.52% of users gave Kontoor Brands an outperform vote.
Kontoor Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Birkenstock. Kontoor Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Birkenstock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Birkenstock has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Kontoor Brands' net margin of 9.72%. Kontoor Brands' return on equity of 73.99% beat Birkenstock's return on equity.
In the previous week, Kontoor Brands had 2 more articles in the media than Birkenstock. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Kontoor Brands and 8 mentions for Birkenstock. Birkenstock's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Kontoor Brands' score of 0.62 indicating that Birkenstock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Kontoor Brands has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Birkenstock has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Kontoor Brands beats Birkenstock on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:KTB) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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