Movado Group (MOV) Competitors

G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) and Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) are both small-cap apparel accessories & luxury goods companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 30.8% of Movado Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GIII or MOV more profitable?

G-III Apparel Group has a net margin of 6.20% compared to Movado Group's net margin of 2.78%. G-III Apparel Group's return on equity of 12.65% beat Movado Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
G-III Apparel Group	6.20%	12.65%	7.95%
Movado Group	2.78%	5.10%	3.39%

Which has more risk and volatility, GIII or MOV?

G-III Apparel Group has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Movado Group has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer GIII or MOV?

G-III Apparel Group presently has a consensus target price of $27.80, indicating a potential upside of 4.32%. Movado Group has a consensus target price of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 84.32%. 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 favor GIII or MOV?

In the previous week, G-III Apparel Group had 7 more articles in the media than Movado Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for G-III Apparel Group and 4 mentions for Movado Group. G-III Apparel Group's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Movado Group's score of 0.00 indicating that G-III Apparel Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
G-III Apparel Group	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Movado Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	$3.18B	0.36	$193.57M	$4.32	6.17
Movado Group	$650.77M	0.58	$18.36M	$0.80	21.36

Summary

G-III Apparel Group beats Movado Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.