ON (ONON) Competitors

ON (NYSE:ONON) and Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.

Does the media refer more to ONON or LULU?

In the previous week, Lululemon Athletica had 13 more articles in the media than ON. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Lululemon Athletica and 19 mentions for ON. ON's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Lululemon Athletica's score of 1.05 indicating that ON is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ON	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lululemon Athletica	25 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ONON or LULU?

Lululemon Athletica received 1858 more outperform votes than ON when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.63% of users gave Lululemon Athletica an outperform vote while only 67.57% of users gave ON an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ON	Outperform Votes 125 67.57%	Underperform Votes 60 32.43%
Lululemon Athletica	Outperform Votes 1983 69.63%	Underperform Votes 865 30.37%

Which has more volatility & risk, ONON or LULU?

ON has a beta of 2.32, indicating that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lululemon Athletica has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ONON or LULU?

Lululemon Athletica has higher revenue and earnings than ON. Lululemon Athletica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ON, 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
ON	$2.32B	12.33	$88.67M	$0.83	54.69
Lululemon Athletica	$10.59B	3.05	$1.55B	$14.70	18.23

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ONON or LULU?

36.4% of ON shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Lululemon Athletica shares are held by institutional investors. 68.6% of ON shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Lululemon Athletica shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ONON or LULU more profitable?

Lululemon Athletica has a net margin of 17.05% compared to ON's net margin of 5.87%. Lululemon Athletica's return on equity of 42.16% beat ON's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ON	5.87%	10.69%	6.66%
Lululemon Athletica	17.05%	42.16%	25.02%

Do analysts rate ONON or LULU?

ON presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.17%. Lululemon Athletica has a consensus price target of $372.28, suggesting a potential upside of 38.94%. Given Lululemon Athletica's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lululemon Athletica is more favorable than ON.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ON	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96
Lululemon Athletica	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Summary

Lululemon Athletica beats ON on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.