Movado Group (MOV) Competitors

Carter's (NYSE:CRI) 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 earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer CRI or MOV?

Carter's presently has a consensus price target of $36.80, indicating a potential upside of 19.56%. Movado Group has a consensus price target of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 94.44%. Given Movado Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Movado Group is more favorable than Carter's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carter's	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40
Movado Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CRI or MOV?

72.1% of Movado Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Carter's 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, CRI or MOV?

Carter's has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Movado Group has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CRI or MOV a better dividend stock?

Carter's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Movado Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Carter's pays out 22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Movado Group pays out 175.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is CRI or MOV more profitable?

Carter's has a net margin of 5.80% compared to Movado Group's net margin of 2.78%. Carter's' return on equity of 23.50% beat Movado Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carter's	5.80%	23.50%	8.27%
Movado Group	2.78%	5.10%	3.39%

Does the media prefer CRI or MOV?

In the previous week, Carter's had 4 more articles in the media than Movado Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Carter's and 2 mentions for Movado Group. Carter's' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Movado Group's score of 0.25 indicating that Carter's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carter's	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Movado Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CRI or MOV?

Carter's has higher revenue and earnings than Movado Group. Carter's 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
Carter's	$2.81B	0.40	$185.51M	$4.52	6.81
Movado Group	$653.38M	0.55	$18.36M	$0.80	20.25

Summary

Carter's and Movado Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.