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KTB vs. LULU, GIL, LEVI, BIRK, and ZGN

Should you buy Kontoor Brands stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Kontoor Brands with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Kontoor Brands include lululemon athletica (LULU), Gildan Activewear (GIL), Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI), Birkenstock (BIRK), and Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN). These companies are all part of the "apparel" industry.

How does Kontoor Brands compare to lululemon athletica?

lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) and Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

lululemon athletica currently has a consensus price target of $197.09, suggesting a potential upside of 57.48%. Kontoor Brands has a consensus price target of $91.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.39%. Given lululemon athletica's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe lululemon athletica is more favorable than Kontoor Brands.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
lululemon athletica
2 Sell rating(s)
28 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06
Kontoor Brands
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

lululemon athletica has a net margin of 14.22% compared to Kontoor Brands' net margin of 8.30%. Kontoor Brands' return on equity of 60.17% beat lululemon athletica's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
lululemon athletica14.22% 34.82% 20.14%
Kontoor Brands 8.30%60.17%12.31%

In the previous week, lululemon athletica had 44 more articles in the media than Kontoor Brands. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for lululemon athletica and 8 mentions for Kontoor Brands. lululemon athletica's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Kontoor Brands' score of -0.02 indicating that lululemon athletica is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
lululemon athletica
19 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Kontoor Brands
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

lululemon athletica has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kontoor Brands has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

lululemon athletica has higher revenue and earnings than Kontoor Brands. lululemon athletica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kontoor Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
lululemon athletica$11.10B1.36$1.58B$13.309.41
Kontoor Brands$3.15B1.20$227.45M$4.9413.86

85.2% of lululemon athletica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of Kontoor Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of lululemon athletica shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Kontoor Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

lululemon athletica beats Kontoor Brands on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kontoor Brands compare to Gildan Activewear?

Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) and Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and dividends.

82.8% of Gildan Activewear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of Kontoor Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Gildan Activewear shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Kontoor Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Gildan Activewear has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kontoor Brands has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

Gildan Activewear currently has a consensus target price of $79.77, suggesting a potential upside of 35.62%. Kontoor Brands has a consensus target price of $91.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.39%. Given Gildan Activewear's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Gildan Activewear is more favorable than Kontoor Brands.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gildan Activewear
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Kontoor Brands
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

Kontoor Brands has a net margin of 8.30% compared to Gildan Activewear's net margin of 6.10%. Kontoor Brands' return on equity of 60.17% beat Gildan Activewear's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gildan Activewear6.10% 21.38% 7.28%
Kontoor Brands 8.30%60.17%12.31%

Gildan Activewear pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Kontoor Brands pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Gildan Activewear pays out 58.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kontoor Brands pays out 42.9% 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. Gildan Activewear has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Kontoor Brands has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Kontoor Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Gildan Activewear has higher revenue and earnings than Kontoor Brands. Kontoor Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gildan Activewear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gildan Activewear$4.07B2.67$398.88M$1.7034.60
Kontoor Brands$3.15B1.20$227.45M$4.9413.86

In the previous week, Kontoor Brands had 7 more articles in the media than Gildan Activewear. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Kontoor Brands and 1 mentions for Gildan Activewear. Gildan Activewear's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Kontoor Brands' score of -0.02 indicating that Gildan Activewear is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Gildan Activewear
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Kontoor Brands
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Gildan Activewear beats Kontoor Brands on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kontoor Brands compare to Levi Strauss & Co.?

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) and Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) are both mid-cap apparel companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Levi Strauss & Co. had 6 more articles in the media than Kontoor Brands. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Levi Strauss & Co. and 8 mentions for Kontoor Brands. Levi Strauss & Co.'s average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Kontoor Brands' score of -0.02 indicating that Levi Strauss & Co. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kontoor Brands
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Levi Strauss & Co.
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Kontoor Brands has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Levi Strauss & Co. has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

Levi Strauss & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Kontoor Brands. Kontoor Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Levi Strauss & Co., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kontoor Brands$3.15B1.20$227.45M$4.9413.86
Levi Strauss & Co.$6.28B1.39$578.10M$1.5714.51

93.1% of Kontoor Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Kontoor Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Kontoor Brands currently has a consensus price target of $91.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.39%. Levi Strauss & Co. has a consensus price target of $26.79, suggesting a potential upside of 17.58%. Given Kontoor Brands' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kontoor Brands is more favorable than Levi Strauss & Co..

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kontoor Brands
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Levi Strauss & Co.
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.81

Levi Strauss & Co. has a net margin of 9.52% compared to Kontoor Brands' net margin of 8.30%. Kontoor Brands' return on equity of 60.17% beat Levi Strauss & Co.'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kontoor Brands8.30% 60.17% 12.31%
Levi Strauss & Co. 9.52%25.35%8.32%

Kontoor Brands pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Levi Strauss & Co. pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Kontoor Brands pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Levi Strauss & Co. pays out 35.7% 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. Kontoor Brands has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Levi Strauss & Co. has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Summary

Levi Strauss & Co. beats Kontoor Brands on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kontoor Brands compare to Birkenstock?

Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) and Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

19.9% of Birkenstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of Kontoor Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Kontoor Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Birkenstock presently has a consensus price target of $53.68, suggesting a potential upside of 27.11%. Kontoor Brands has a consensus price target of $91.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.39%. Given Kontoor Brands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kontoor Brands is more favorable than Birkenstock.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Birkenstock
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69
Kontoor Brands
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

In the previous week, Birkenstock had 3 more articles in the media than Kontoor Brands. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Birkenstock and 8 mentions for Kontoor Brands. Birkenstock's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Kontoor Brands' score of -0.02 indicating that Birkenstock is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Birkenstock
3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Kontoor Brands
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Birkenstock has a net margin of 16.26% compared to Kontoor Brands' net margin of 8.30%. Kontoor Brands' return on equity of 60.17% beat Birkenstock's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Birkenstock16.26% 12.95% 7.15%
Kontoor Brands 8.30%60.17%12.31%

Birkenstock has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kontoor Brands. 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Birkenstock$2.18B3.56$385.46M$2.2119.11
Kontoor Brands$3.15B1.20$227.45M$4.9413.86

Birkenstock has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kontoor Brands has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Birkenstock beats Kontoor Brands on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kontoor Brands compare to Ermenegildo Zegna?

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) and Ermenegildo Zegna (NYSE:ZGN) are both mid-cap apparel companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Kontoor Brands has a net margin of 8.30% compared to Ermenegildo Zegna's net margin of 0.00%. Kontoor Brands' return on equity of 60.17% beat Ermenegildo Zegna's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kontoor Brands8.30% 60.17% 12.31%
Ermenegildo Zegna N/A N/A N/A

Kontoor Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Ermenegildo Zegna.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kontoor Brands$3.15B1.20$227.45M$4.9413.86
Ermenegildo Zegna$2.17B2.82$111.54MN/AN/A

Kontoor Brands has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ermenegildo Zegna has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

93.1% of Kontoor Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Kontoor Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Kontoor Brands currently has a consensus price target of $91.33, suggesting a potential upside of 33.39%. Ermenegildo Zegna has a consensus price target of $12.51, suggesting a potential downside of 13.29%. Given Kontoor Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Kontoor Brands is more favorable than Ermenegildo Zegna.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kontoor Brands
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Ermenegildo Zegna
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

In the previous week, Kontoor Brands had 7 more articles in the media than Ermenegildo Zegna. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Kontoor Brands and 1 mentions for Ermenegildo Zegna. Ermenegildo Zegna's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Kontoor Brands' score of -0.02 indicating that Ermenegildo Zegna is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kontoor Brands
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Ermenegildo Zegna
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Kontoor Brands beats Ermenegildo Zegna on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KTB vs. The Competition

MetricKontoor BrandsTEXTILE IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.78B$13.07B$7.19B$23.13B
Dividend Yield2.96%2.11%2.85%4.09%
P/E Ratio13.8624.9921.3831.16
Price / Sales1.201.063.8514.72
Price / Cash11.0111.5115.0424.78
Price / Book6.742.423.654.68
Net Income$227.45M$537.33M$247.47M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-6.61%-1.73%-0.67%-0.38%
1 Month Performance-5.23%-0.21%14.52%0.52%
1 Year Performance0.01%3.45%15.53%25.86%

Kontoor Brands Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KTB
Kontoor Brands
4.2269 of 5 stars
$68.47
-2.4%
$91.33
+33.4%
+1.1%$3.78B$3.15B13.8610,600
LULU
lululemon athletica
4.5821 of 5 stars
$127.18
flat
$201.66
+58.6%
-60.8%$15.35B$11.10B9.5639,000
GIL
Gildan Activewear
4.0736 of 5 stars
$58.11
-0.1%
$79.77
+37.3%
+25.4%$10.77B$3.62B34.1880,000
LEVI
Levi Strauss & Co.
4.4789 of 5 stars
$22.04
+0.1%
$26.69
+21.1%
+33.9%$8.47B$6.28B14.0419,000
BIRK
Birkenstock
4.2535 of 5 stars
$41.41
+0.1%
$53.68
+29.6%
-20.7%$7.61B$2.32B18.708,400

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