LULU vs. LEVI, AS, GIL, ZGN, COLM, UAA, UA, CRI, GOOS, and GIII
Should you be buying Lululemon Athletica stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lululemon Athletica include Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI), Amer Sports (AS), Gildan Activewear (GIL), Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN), Columbia Sportswear (COLM), Under Armour (UAA), Under Armour (UA), Carter's (CRI), Canada Goose (GOOS), and G-III Apparel Group (GIII).
Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) and Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Lululemon Athletica has higher revenue and earnings than Levi Strauss & Co.. Lululemon Athletica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Levi Strauss & Co., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
69.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Lululemon Athletica shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Lululemon Athletica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Lululemon Athletica had 52 more articles in the media than Levi Strauss & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Lululemon Athletica and 6 mentions for Levi Strauss & Co.. Lululemon Athletica's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Levi Strauss & Co.'s score of 0.40 indicating that Levi Strauss & Co. is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Lululemon Athletica received 1779 more outperform votes than Levi Strauss & Co. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.84% of users gave Lululemon Athletica an outperform vote while only 61.06% of users gave Levi Strauss & Co. an outperform vote.
Levi Strauss & Co. presently has a consensus price target of $20.56, indicating a potential downside of 12.08%. Lululemon Athletica has a consensus price target of $433.06, indicating a potential upside of 40.84%. Given Levi Strauss & Co.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lululemon Athletica is more favorable than Levi Strauss & Co..
Lululemon Athletica has a net margin of 16.09% compared to Lululemon Athletica's net margin of 2.05%. Levi Strauss & Co.'s return on equity of 42.64% beat Lululemon Athletica's return on equity.
Levi Strauss & Co. has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lululemon Athletica has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Lululemon Athletica beats Levi Strauss & Co. on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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