Under Armour (UAA) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to UAA or BIRK?

In the previous week, Under Armour had 3 more articles in the media than Birkenstock. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Under Armour and 15 mentions for Birkenstock. Birkenstock's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Under Armour's score of 0.97 indicating that Birkenstock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Under Armour	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Birkenstock	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is UAA or BIRK 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
Under Armour	-2.39%	11.03%	4.67%
Birkenstock	11.73%	9.52%	5.08%

Which has better valuation & earnings, UAA or BIRK?

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
Under Armour	$5.32B	0.48	$232.04M	-$0.29	-20.60
Birkenstock	$1.86B	5.20	$207.85M	$1.24	41.64

Which has more risk & volatility, UAA or BIRK?

Under Armour has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Birkenstock has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend UAA or BIRK?

Under Armour presently has a consensus target price of $8.18, suggesting a potential upside of 36.95%. Birkenstock has a consensus target price of $67.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.72%. Given Under Armour's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Under Armour is more favorable than Birkenstock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Under Armour	3 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.05
Birkenstock	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UAA or BIRK?

Under Armour received 1385 more outperform votes than Birkenstock when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.09% of users gave Birkenstock an outperform vote while only 64.17% of users gave Under Armour an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Under Armour	Outperform Votes 1440 64.17%	Underperform Votes 804 35.83%
Birkenstock	Outperform Votes 55 82.09%	Underperform Votes 12 17.91%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of UAA or BIRK?

34.6% of Under Armour shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.9% of Birkenstock shares are owned by institutional investors. 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Birkenstock beats Under Armour on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.