UAA vs. NKE, UA, GIL, KTB, BRP, ZGN, CPRI, GOOS, FIGS, and LANV
Should you be buying Under Armour stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Under Armour include NIKE (NKE), Under Armour (UA), 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
Under Armour (NYSE:UAA) and NIKE (NYSE:NKE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.
NIKE has a net margin of 6.95% compared to Under Armour's net margin of 1.99%. NIKE's return on equity of 23.33% beat Under Armour's return on equity.
34.6% of Under Armour shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.3% of NIKE shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Under Armour shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of NIKE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
NIKE has higher revenue and earnings than Under Armour. Under Armour is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NIKE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, NIKE had 46 more articles in the media than Under Armour. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for NIKE and 5 mentions for Under Armour. NIKE's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Under Armour's score of 0.77 indicating that NIKE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Under Armour presently has a consensus price target of $6.74, indicating a potential upside of 38.76%. NIKE has a consensus price target of $78.67, indicating a potential upside of 7.59%. Given Under Armour's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Under Armour is more favorable than NIKE.
Under Armour has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NIKE has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
NIKE beats Under Armour on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:UAA) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
