Movado Group (MOV) Competitors

G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) and Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GIII or MOV?

G-III Apparel Group received 335 more outperform votes than Movado Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.13% of users gave G-III Apparel Group an outperform vote while only 55.61% of users gave Movado Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
G-III Apparel Group	Outperform Votes 548 62.13%	Underperform Votes 334 37.87%
Movado Group	Outperform Votes 213 55.61%	Underperform Votes 170 44.39%

Do analysts rate GIII or MOV?

G-III Apparel Group presently has a consensus target price of $27.80, suggesting a potential upside of 27.70%. Movado Group has a consensus target price of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 96.73%. Given Movado Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Movado Group is more favorable than G-III Apparel Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
G-III Apparel Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Movado Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to GIII or MOV?

In the previous week, G-III Apparel Group had 45 more articles in the media than Movado Group. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for G-III Apparel Group and 5 mentions for Movado Group. Movado Group's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat G-III Apparel Group's score of 0.16 indicating that Movado Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
G-III Apparel Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Movado Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is GIII or MOV more profitable?

G-III Apparel Group has a net margin of 5.59% compared to Movado Group's net margin of 3.62%. G-III Apparel Group's return on equity of 11.66% beat Movado Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
G-III Apparel Group	5.59%	11.66%	6.77%
Movado Group	3.62%	5.38%	3.59%

Which has more volatility and risk, GIII or MOV?

G-III Apparel Group has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Movado Group has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GIII or MOV?

92.1% of G-III Apparel Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Movado Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of G-III Apparel Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.8% of Movado Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GIII or MOV?

G-III Apparel Group has higher revenue and earnings than Movado Group. G-III Apparel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Movado Group, 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
G-III Apparel Group	$3.15B	0.30	$176.17M	$4.32	5.04
Movado Group	$650.77M	0.55	$46.71M	$0.80	20.02

Summary

G-III Apparel Group beats Movado Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.