Stitch Fix (SFIX) Competitors

Stitch Fix (NASDAQ:SFIX) and Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) are both retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SFIX or CSAN?

71.0% of Stitch Fix shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of Stitch Fix 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SFIX or CSAN?

Stitch Fix has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cosan. Stitch Fix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cosan, 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
Stitch Fix	$1.34B	0.53	-$128.84M	-$0.46	-11.89
Cosan	$8.15B	0.32	-$1.75B	$1.32	4.19

Does the media favor SFIX or CSAN?

In the previous week, Stitch Fix had 5 more articles in the media than Cosan. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Stitch Fix and 1 mentions for Cosan. Stitch Fix's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Cosan's score of 0.77 indicating that Stitch Fix is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Stitch Fix	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Cosan	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SFIX or CSAN more profitable?

Stitch Fix has a net margin of -4.44% compared to Cosan's net margin of -28.08%. Stitch Fix's return on equity of -18.15% beat Cosan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stitch Fix	-4.44%	-18.15%	-7.21%
Cosan	-28.08%	-27.61%	-8.25%

Do analysts prefer SFIX or CSAN?

Stitch Fix presently has a consensus price target of $5.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.60%. Cosan has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 117.00%. Given Cosan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cosan is more favorable than Stitch Fix.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stitch Fix	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Cosan	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk & volatility, SFIX or CSAN?

Stitch Fix has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cosan has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Stitch Fix beats Cosan on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.