G-III Apparel Group (GIII) Competitors

Superior Group of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) and G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is SGC or GIII more profitable?

G-III Apparel Group has a net margin of 6.04% compared to Superior Group of Companies' net margin of 2.37%. G-III Apparel Group's return on equity of 12.81% beat Superior Group of Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Superior Group of Companies	2.37%	6.75%	3.29%
G-III Apparel Group	6.04%	12.81%	7.29%

Does the media favor SGC or GIII?

In the previous week, Superior Group of Companies had 7 more articles in the media than G-III Apparel Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Superior Group of Companies and 3 mentions for G-III Apparel Group. Superior Group of Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat G-III Apparel Group's score of 0.93 indicating that Superior Group of Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Superior Group of Companies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
G-III Apparel Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SGC or GIII?

G-III Apparel Group has higher revenue and earnings than Superior Group of Companies. G-III Apparel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Superior Group of Companies, 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
Superior Group of Companies	$543.30M	0.49	$8.77M	$0.83	19.55
G-III Apparel Group	$3.09B	0.43	$176.17M	$4.00	7.58

Do analysts prefer SGC or GIII?

Superior Group of Companies presently has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.63%. G-III Apparel Group has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.09%. Given Superior Group of Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Superior Group of Companies is more favorable than G-III Apparel Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Superior Group of Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
G-III Apparel Group	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SGC or GIII?

33.8% of Superior Group of Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of G-III Apparel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 27.1% of Superior Group of Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of G-III Apparel Group 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SGC or GIII?

G-III Apparel Group received 294 more outperform votes than Superior Group of Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.06% of users gave Superior Group of Companies an outperform vote while only 63.08% of users gave G-III Apparel Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Superior Group of Companies	Outperform Votes 246 64.06%	Underperform Votes 138 35.94%
G-III Apparel Group	Outperform Votes 540 63.08%	Underperform Votes 316 36.92%

Which has more volatility and risk, SGC or GIII?

Superior Group of Companies has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, G-III Apparel Group has a beta of 2.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Superior Group of Companies and G-III Apparel Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.