Crocs (CROX) Competitors

Skechers U.S.A. (NYSE:SKX) and Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and community ranking.

Do analysts prefer SKX or CROX?

Skechers U.S.A. currently has a consensus price target of $79.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.82%. Crocs has a consensus price target of $148.80, indicating a potential upside of 45.99%. Given Crocs' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Crocs is more favorable than Skechers U.S.A..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skechers U.S.A.	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Crocs	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is SKX or CROX more profitable?

Crocs has a net margin of 20.50% compared to Skechers U.S.A.'s net margin of 7.19%. Crocs' return on equity of 49.70% beat Skechers U.S.A.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skechers U.S.A.	7.19%	13.71%	7.90%
Crocs	20.50%	49.70%	16.93%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SKX or CROX?

80.0% of Skechers U.S.A. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Crocs shares are held by institutional investors. 24.8% of Skechers U.S.A. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Crocs shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SKX or CROX?

Crocs has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Skechers U.S.A.. Crocs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skechers U.S.A., 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
Skechers U.S.A.	$8.72B	1.27	$545.80M	$4.06	18.05
Crocs	$3.96B	1.50	$792.57M	$13.79	7.39

Does the media refer more to SKX or CROX?

In the previous week, Skechers U.S.A. had 2 more articles in the media than Crocs. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Skechers U.S.A. and 9 mentions for Crocs. Skechers U.S.A.'s average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Crocs' score of 0.44 indicating that Skechers U.S.A. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Skechers U.S.A.	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crocs	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, SKX or CROX?

Skechers U.S.A. has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crocs has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SKX or CROX?

Skechers U.S.A. received 288 more outperform votes than Crocs when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.78% of users gave Skechers U.S.A. an outperform vote while only 59.87% of users gave Crocs an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Skechers U.S.A.	Outperform Votes 843 70.78%	Underperform Votes 348 29.22%
Crocs	Outperform Votes 555 59.87%	Underperform Votes 372 40.13%

Summary

Crocs beats Skechers U.S.A. on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.