UAA vs. NKE, UA, BIRK, LEVI, GIL, BRP, KTB, ZGN, CPRI, and GOOS
Should you be buying Under Armour stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Under Armour include NIKE (NKE), Under Armour (UA), Birkenstock (BIRK), Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI), Gildan Activewear (GIL), The Baldwin Insurance Group (BRP), Kontoor Brands (KTB), Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN), Capri (CPRI), and Canada Goose (GOOS).
Under Armour vs. Its Competitors
NIKE (NYSE:NKE) and Under Armour (NYSE:UAA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
NIKE currently has a consensus target price of $77.15, suggesting a potential upside of 6.58%. Under Armour has a consensus target price of $7.31, suggesting a potential upside of 4.75%. Given NIKE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe NIKE is more favorable than Under Armour.
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.
NIKE has a net margin of 6.95% compared to Under Armour's net margin of -3.90%. NIKE's return on equity of 23.33% beat Under Armour's return on equity.
NIKE has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Under Armour has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.
64.3% of NIKE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of Under Armour shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of NIKE shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Under Armour shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, NIKE had 53 more articles in the media than Under Armour. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for NIKE and 5 mentions for Under Armour. NIKE's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Under Armour's score of 0.26 indicating that NIKE is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
NIKE beats Under Armour on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:UAA) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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