Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ZGN or BIRK?

Ermenegildo Zegna has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Birkenstock has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ZGN or BIRK?

12.9% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.9% of Birkenstock shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ZGN or BIRK more profitable?

Birkenstock has a net margin of 15.21% compared to Ermenegildo Zegna's net margin of 0.00%. Birkenstock's return on equity of 11.52% 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	15.21%	11.52%	6.27%

Do analysts recommend ZGN or BIRK?

Ermenegildo Zegna currently has a consensus price target of $8.70, indicating a potential upside of 5.39%. Birkenstock has a consensus price target of $68.58, indicating a potential upside of 28.52%. 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.07

Does the media prefer ZGN or BIRK?

In the previous week, Birkenstock had 18 more articles in the media than Ermenegildo Zegna. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Birkenstock and 1 mentions for Ermenegildo Zegna. Ermenegildo Zegna's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Birkenstock's score of 0.58 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Birkenstock	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	$2.11B	1.60	$83.41M	$0.53	15.58
Birkenstock	$1.96B	5.12	$207.85M	$1.80	29.65

Summary

Birkenstock beats Ermenegildo Zegna on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.