Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Competitors $317.11 +1.97 (+0.63%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LULU vs. AS, BIRK, GIL, LEVI, BRP, COLM, UAA, UA, ZGN, and CPRIShould you be buying Lululemon Athletica stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lululemon Athletica include Amer Sports (AS), Birkenstock (BIRK), Gildan Activewear (GIL), Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI), The Baldwin Insurance Group (BRP), Columbia Sportswear (COLM), Under Armour (UAA), Under Armour (UA), Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN), and Capri (CPRI). Lululemon Athletica vs. Amer Sports Birkenstock Gildan Activewear Levi Strauss & Co. The Baldwin Insurance Group Columbia Sportswear Under Armour Under Armour Ermenegildo Zegna Capri Amer Sports (NYSE:AS) and Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend AS or LULU? Amer Sports presently has a consensus target price of $21.43, suggesting a potential downside of 11.82%. Lululemon Athletica has a consensus target price of $357.13, suggesting a potential upside of 12.62%. Given Lululemon Athletica's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lululemon Athletica is more favorable than Amer Sports.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amer Sports 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Lululemon Athletica 2 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Does the MarketBeat Community favor AS or LULU? Lululemon Athletica received 1914 more outperform votes than Amer Sports when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 79.41% of users gave Amer Sports an outperform vote while only 69.74% of users gave Lululemon Athletica an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAmer SportsOutperform Votes2779.41% Underperform Votes720.59% Lululemon AthleticaOutperform Votes194169.74% Underperform Votes84230.26% Does the media favor AS or LULU? In the previous week, Amer Sports had 7 more articles in the media than Lululemon Athletica. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Amer Sports and 33 mentions for Lululemon Athletica. Lululemon Athletica's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Amer Sports' score of 0.45 indicating that Lululemon Athletica is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amer Sports 2 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lululemon Athletica 21 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AS or LULU more profitable? Lululemon Athletica has a net margin of 16.34% compared to Amer Sports' net margin of -0.74%. Lululemon Athletica's return on equity of 42.59% beat Amer Sports' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amer Sports-0.74% 3.59% 1.14% Lululemon Athletica 16.34%42.59%25.55% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AS or LULU? Lululemon Athletica has higher revenue and earnings than Amer Sports. Amer Sports is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lululemon Athletica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmer Sports$4.84B2.53-$208.60M-$0.14-173.57Lululemon Athletica$9.62B4.05$1.55B$12.9424.51 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AS or LULU? 40.3% of Amer Sports shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of Lululemon Athletica shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Lululemon Athletica shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryLululemon Athletica beats Amer Sports on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTILet’s be bluntLet me be blunt with you for just a second… You may think you know when and why stocks move, but you’re wrong… Most traders have no idea about the biggest secret Wall Street keeps — even though it’s hiding in plain sight. But once you’ve cracked this code… It could be the breakthrough you need to start targeting $100-$150 a day in the stock market (starting with just $1,000)! Check out the $100 Challenge now Get Lululemon Athletica News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LULU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LULU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLululemon AthleticaApparel IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$38.93B$4.64B$8.54B$8.84BDividend YieldN/A3.87%2.77%4.09%P/E Ratio24.5116.6719.7017.81Price / Sales4.051.147.73158.46Price / Cash19.0311.7633.2236.29Price / Book9.462.723.706.50Net Income$1.55B$177.00M$267.23M$226.22M7 Day Performance-0.91%0.95%1.58%4.03%1 Month Performance8.18%-0.96%1.19%4.92%1 Year Performance-26.02%-10.21%17.33%29.30% Lululemon Athletica Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LULULululemon Athletica4.44 of 5 stars$317.11+0.6%$357.13+12.6%-26.0%$38.93B$9.62B24.5138,000Analyst ForecastASAmer Sports3.1775 of 5 stars$23.79+13.5%$21.43-9.9%N/A$12.02B$4.84B-164.4311,400Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBIRKBirkenstock3.7504 of 5 stars$47.28+2.3%$66.40+40.4%+13.8%$8.88B$1.62B77.516,300GILGildan Activewear4.4601 of 5 stars$49.48+1.4%$50.85+2.8%+40.1%$7.62B$3.20B19.3743,000LEVILevi Strauss & Co.4.6102 of 5 stars$15.96+0.9%$22.75+42.6%+5.2%$6.33B$6.18B41.9519,100News CoverageBRPThe Baldwin Insurance Group2.9981 of 5 stars$46.77+2.9%$34.00-27.3%+159.4%$5.50B$1.27B-50.849,200News CoveragePositive NewsCOLMColumbia Sportswear3.1361 of 5 stars$81.09+1.2%$77.00-5.0%+11.5%$4.64B$3.49B22.4210,070Analyst RevisionPositive NewsUAAUnder Armour3.9266 of 5 stars$9.29+1.9%$9.03-2.8%+24.3%$4.02B$5.70B-307.9015,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap UpUAUnder Armour1.0021 of 5 stars$8.43+1.3%$9.00+6.8%+19.3%$3.65B$5.70B-210.7517,500Insider TradeNews CoverageZGNErmenegildo Zegna3.3788 of 5 stars$7.67+3.8%$14.25+85.8%-33.4%$3.11B$2.06B0.007,201Analyst ForecastCPRICapri4.0323 of 5 stars$19.70-1.7%$28.00+42.1%-58.2%$2.32B$5.17B-6.5615,100Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amer Sports Alternatives Birkenstock Alternatives Gildan Activewear Alternatives Levi Strauss & Co. 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