Ralph Lauren (RL) Competitors

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) and Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, CROX or RL?

Crocs has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ralph Lauren has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CROX or RL?

93.4% of Crocs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.9% of Ralph Lauren shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Crocs shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.3% of Ralph Lauren shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CROX or RL?

In the previous week, Crocs had 25 more articles in the media than Ralph Lauren. MarketBeat recorded 74 mentions for Crocs and 49 mentions for Ralph Lauren. Ralph Lauren's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Crocs' score of 0.00 indicating that Ralph Lauren is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crocs	10 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	17 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ralph Lauren	22 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CROX or RL more profitable?

Ralph Lauren has a net margin of 10.91% compared to Crocs' net margin of 5.72%. Crocs' return on equity of 44.15% beat Ralph Lauren's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crocs	5.72%	44.15%	16.12%
Ralph Lauren	10.91%	33.72%	11.86%

Do analysts recommend CROX or RL?

Crocs currently has a consensus price target of $108.92, suggesting a potential upside of 30.99%. Ralph Lauren has a consensus price target of $306.41, suggesting a potential upside of 1.38%. Given Crocs' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Crocs is more favorable than Ralph Lauren.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crocs	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Ralph Lauren	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CROX or RL?

Crocs has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ralph Lauren. Crocs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ralph Lauren, 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
Crocs	$4.10B	1.11	$950.07M	$3.73	22.29
Ralph Lauren	$7.08B	2.58	$742.90M	$12.52	24.14

Summary

Ralph Lauren beats Crocs on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.