Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) Competitors

Ermenegildo Zegna (NYSE:ZGN) and Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Do analysts prefer ZGN or BIRK?

Ermenegildo Zegna currently has a consensus price target of $8.70, indicating a potential upside of 10.34%. Birkenstock has a consensus price target of $67.50, indicating a potential upside of 34.08%. Given Birkenstock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Birkenstock is more favorable than Ermenegildo Zegna.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ermenegildo Zegna	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Birkenstock	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ZGN or BIRK?

Birkenstock received 50 more outperform votes than Ermenegildo Zegna when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.09% of users gave Birkenstock an outperform vote while only 35.71% of users gave Ermenegildo Zegna an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ermenegildo Zegna	Outperform Votes 5 35.71%	Underperform Votes 9 64.29%
Birkenstock	Outperform Votes 55 82.09%	Underperform Votes 12 17.91%

Which has more volatility and risk, ZGN or BIRK?

Ermenegildo Zegna has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Birkenstock has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ZGN or BIRK?

In the previous week, Birkenstock had 9 more articles in the media than Ermenegildo Zegna. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Birkenstock and 6 mentions for Ermenegildo Zegna. Ermenegildo Zegna's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Birkenstock's score of 0.75 indicating that Ermenegildo Zegna is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ermenegildo Zegna	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Birkenstock	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ZGN or BIRK more profitable?

Birkenstock has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Ermenegildo Zegna's net margin of 0.00%. Birkenstock's return on equity of 9.52% beat Ermenegildo Zegna's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ermenegildo Zegna	N/A	N/A	N/A
Birkenstock	11.73%	9.52%	5.08%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ZGN or BIRK?

12.9% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.9% of Birkenstock shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ZGN or BIRK?

Birkenstock has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ermenegildo Zegna. Ermenegildo Zegna 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
Ermenegildo Zegna	$1.95B	1.65	$131.53M	$0.53	14.88
Birkenstock	$1.86B	5.07	$207.85M	$1.24	40.60

Summary

Birkenstock beats Ermenegildo Zegna on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.