GIL vs. GOOS, IFA, UNI, RYU, QSR, MG, CCL.B, CTC.A, BYD, and LNR
Should you be buying Gildan Activewear stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gildan Activewear include Canada Goose (GOOS), iFabric (IFA), Unisync (UNI), RYU Apparel (RYU), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Magna International (MG), CCL Industries (CCL.B), Canadian Tire (CTC.A), Boyd Group Services (BYD), and Linamar (LNR). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
Canada Goose (TSE:GOOS) and Gildan Activewear (TSE:GIL) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
Gildan Activewear received 120 more outperform votes than Canada Goose when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.00% of users gave Gildan Activewear an outperform vote while only 57.84% of users gave Canada Goose an outperform vote.
Gildan Activewear has higher revenue and earnings than Canada Goose. Gildan Activewear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canada Goose, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Canada Goose presently has a consensus price target of C$19.60, suggesting a potential upside of 0.31%. Gildan Activewear has a consensus price target of C$46.80, suggesting a potential downside of 8.33%. Given Gildan Activewear's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Canada Goose is more favorable than Gildan Activewear.
In the previous week, Gildan Activewear had 5 more articles in the media than Canada Goose. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Gildan Activewear and 4 mentions for Canada Goose. Gildan Activewear's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Canada Goose's score of -0.14 indicating that Canada Goose is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Canada Goose has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gildan Activewear has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Gildan Activewear has a net margin of 16.14% compared to Gildan Activewear's net margin of 4.38%. Canada Goose's return on equity of 26.88% beat Gildan Activewear's return on equity.
91.6% of Canada Goose shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of Gildan Activewear shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Canada Goose shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Gildan Activewear shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Gildan Activewear beats Canada Goose on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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