G-III Apparel Group (GIII) Competitors

G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) and Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GIII or COLM?

Columbia Sportswear has higher revenue and earnings than G-III Apparel Group. G-III Apparel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Sportswear, 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
G-III Apparel Group	$3.18B	0.38	$176.17M	$4.27	6.46
Columbia Sportswear	$3.37B	1.28	$223.27M	$3.87	20.15

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GIII or COLM?

92.1% of G-III Apparel Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of Columbia Sportswear shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of G-III Apparel Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.7% of Columbia Sportswear shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GIII or COLM more profitable?

Columbia Sportswear has a net margin of 6.63% compared to G-III Apparel Group's net margin of 5.59%. Columbia Sportswear's return on equity of 12.23% beat G-III Apparel Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
G-III Apparel Group	5.59%	11.66%	6.77%
Columbia Sportswear	6.63%	12.23%	7.93%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GIII or COLM?

G-III Apparel Group received 56 more outperform votes than Columbia Sportswear when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.53% of users gave G-III Apparel Group an outperform vote while only 56.94% of users gave Columbia Sportswear an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
G-III Apparel Group	Outperform Votes 544 62.53%	Underperform Votes 326 37.47%
Columbia Sportswear	Outperform Votes 488 56.94%	Underperform Votes 369 43.06%

Does the media refer more to GIII or COLM?

In the previous week, G-III Apparel Group had 7 more articles in the media than Columbia Sportswear. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for G-III Apparel Group and 6 mentions for Columbia Sportswear. Columbia Sportswear's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat G-III Apparel Group's score of 0.54 indicating that Columbia Sportswear is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
G-III Apparel Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Columbia Sportswear	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer GIII or COLM?

G-III Apparel Group presently has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.65%. Columbia Sportswear has a consensus price target of $88.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.86%. Given G-III Apparel Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe G-III Apparel Group is more favorable than Columbia Sportswear.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
G-III Apparel Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Columbia Sportswear	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk and volatility, GIII or COLM?

G-III Apparel Group has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Sportswear has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Columbia Sportswear beats G-III Apparel Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.