Under Armour (UA) Competitors $4.74 -0.10 (-2.07%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.79 +0.05 (+1.05%) As of 09/19/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UA vs. COLM, UAA, GIL, KTB, BRP, ZGN, CPRI, GOOS, FIGS, and LANVShould you be buying Under Armour stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Under Armour include Columbia Sportswear (COLM), Under Armour (UAA), Gildan Activewear (GIL), Kontoor Brands (KTB), The Baldwin Insurance Group (BRP), Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN), Capri (CPRI), Canada Goose (GOOS), FIGS (FIGS), and Lanvin Group (LANV). Under Armour vs. Its Competitors Columbia Sportswear Under Armour Gildan Activewear Kontoor Brands The Baldwin Insurance Group Ermenegildo Zegna Capri Canada Goose FIGS Lanvin Group Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) and Under Armour (NYSE:UA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings. Do analysts prefer COLM or UA? Columbia Sportswear currently has a consensus price target of $60.80, indicating a potential upside of 13.96%. Given Columbia Sportswear's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Columbia Sportswear is more favorable than Under Armour.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Columbia Sportswear 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Under Armour 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is COLM or UA more profitable? Columbia Sportswear has a net margin of 6.59% compared to Under Armour's net margin of 1.99%. Columbia Sportswear's return on equity of 12.97% beat Under Armour's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Columbia Sportswear6.59% 12.97% 7.93% Under Armour 1.99%7.24%3.06% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of COLM or UA? 47.8% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of Under Armour shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.3% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Under Armour shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, COLM or UA? Columbia Sportswear has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Under Armour has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, COLM or UA? Columbia Sportswear has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Under Armour. Columbia Sportswear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Under Armour, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColumbia Sportswear$3.37B0.87$223.27M$3.9213.61Under Armour$5.16B0.39-$201.27M$0.2221.55 Does the media refer more to COLM or UA? In the previous week, Under Armour had 2 more articles in the media than Columbia Sportswear. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Under Armour and 9 mentions for Columbia Sportswear. Columbia Sportswear's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Under Armour's score of 0.51 indicating that Columbia Sportswear is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Columbia Sportswear 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Under Armour 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryColumbia Sportswear beats Under Armour on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Under Armour News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart UA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnder ArmourTEXTILE IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.08B$12.86B$8.44B$21.65BDividend YieldN/A2.67%2.96%3.51%P/E Ratio21.5518.2818.5929.96Price / Sales0.393.906.0660.86Price / Cash7.5514.1717.1724.97Price / Book1.076.055.064.59Net Income-$201.27M$586.11M$256.79M$999.97M7 Day Performance-0.63%1.75%0.53%0.87%1 Month Performance-5.86%16.94%7.09%5.48%1 Year Performance-37.63%23.99%54.03%14.38% Under Armour Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UAUnder Armour0.7333 of 5 stars$4.74-2.1%N/A-36.7%$2.08B$5.16B21.5517,500Short Interest ↑COLMColumbia Sportswear4.4094 of 5 stars$54.11-0.9%$60.80+12.4%-35.3%$2.99B$3.37B13.809,780Positive NewsUAAUnder Armour4.4406 of 5 stars$4.90+1.0%$6.70+36.7%-38.9%$2.08B$5.16B22.2714,400GILGildan Activewear4.4985 of 5 stars$54.89+1.8%$64.58+17.7%+21.3%$8.03B$3.27B17.4350,000Analyst ForecastKTBKontoor Brands4.3223 of 5 stars$81.97+1.3%$91.33+11.4%+3.9%$4.50B$2.61B15.6813,200BRPThe Baldwin Insurance GroupN/A$31.09+0.1%N/A-38.0%$3.65B$1.27B-33.799,200ZGNErmenegildo Zegna1.3734 of 5 stars$9.39+7.4%$9.28-1.2%+8.9%$3.56B$2.11B0.007,395Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCPRICapri4.429 of 5 stars$21.65+5.8%$24.08+11.3%-47.3%$2.43B$4.44B0.0014,200Positive NewsGOOSCanada Goose3.5061 of 5 stars$14.25+1.5%$15.00+5.3%+28.3%$1.36B$969.08M41.903,942Positive NewsGap UpFIGSFIGS1.6944 of 5 stars$7.37+4.0%$5.38-27.0%+29.0%$1.16B$555.56M184.17310Analyst UpgradeLANVLanvin GroupN/A$2.04-1.9%N/A+19.4%$290.73M$355.62M0.002,406Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COLM Alternatives UAA Alternatives GIL Alternatives KTB Alternatives BRP Alternatives ZGN Alternatives CPRI Alternatives GOOS Alternatives FIGS Alternatives LANV Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:UA) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPrepare for the “Mar-a-Lago Accord” Money ShockWhy Are Wall Street Insiders Moving Their Money to This ONE Asset? 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