KTB vs. BIRK, LEVI, GIL, 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), Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI), Gildan Activewear (GIL), 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. Its Competitors
Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) and Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.
19.9% of Birkenstock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of Kontoor Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Kontoor Brands 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.
In the previous week, Birkenstock had 4 more articles in the media than Kontoor Brands. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Birkenstock and 5 mentions for Kontoor Brands. Birkenstock's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Kontoor Brands' score of 0.29 indicating that Birkenstock is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Birkenstock has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kontoor Brands has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Birkenstock has a net margin of 12.86% compared to Kontoor Brands' net margin of 8.82%. Kontoor Brands' return on equity of 71.33% beat Birkenstock's return on equity.
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 currently has a consensus price target of $69.27, indicating a potential upside of 40.41%. Kontoor Brands has a consensus price target of $87.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.56%. Given Birkenstock's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Birkenstock is more favorable than Kontoor Brands.
Summary
Birkenstock beats Kontoor Brands on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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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:KTB) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
