Under Armour (UA) Competitors

Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) and Under Armour (NYSE:UA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, BIRK or UA?

Birkenstock has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Under Armour has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BIRK or UA?

19.9% of Birkenstock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of Under Armour shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.6% of Under Armour shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate BIRK or UA?

Birkenstock presently has a consensus price target of $67.40, indicating a potential upside of 18.22%. Under Armour has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.64%. Given Under Armour's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Under Armour is more favorable than Birkenstock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Birkenstock	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Under Armour	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BIRK or UA?

Under Armour received 300 more outperform votes than Birkenstock when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 84.62% of users gave Birkenstock an outperform vote while only 61.51% of users gave Under Armour an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Birkenstock	Outperform Votes 66 84.62%	Underperform Votes 12 15.38%
Under Armour	Outperform Votes 366 61.51%	Underperform Votes 229 38.49%

Does the media favor BIRK or UA?

In the previous week, Birkenstock and Birkenstock both had 8 articles in the media. Birkenstock's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Under Armour's score of 0.49 indicating that Birkenstock is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Birkenstock	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Under Armour	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BIRK or UA more profitable?

Birkenstock has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Under Armour's net margin of -2.39%. Under Armour's return on equity of 11.03% beat Birkenstock's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Birkenstock	11.73%	9.52%	5.08%
Under Armour	-2.39%	11.03%	4.67%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BIRK or UA?

Under Armour has higher revenue and earnings than Birkenstock. Under Armour is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Birkenstock, 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
Birkenstock	$1.96B	5.47	$207.85M	$1.42	40.15
Under Armour	$5.16B	0.55	$232.04M	-$0.47	-14.12

Summary

Birkenstock and Under Armour tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.