Hanesbrands (HBI) Competitors

VF (NYSE:VFC) and Hanesbrands (NYSE:HBI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media refer more to VFC or HBI?

In the previous week, VF had 26 more articles in the media than Hanesbrands. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for VF and 12 mentions for Hanesbrands. Hanesbrands' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat VF's score of -0.46 indicating that Hanesbrands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VF	9 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hanesbrands	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, VFC or HBI?

VF has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hanesbrands has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VFC or HBI a better dividend stock?

VF pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Hanesbrands pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.5%. VF pays out -30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hanesbrands pays out -65.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hanesbrands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VFC or HBI?

Hanesbrands has lower revenue, but higher earnings than VF. VF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hanesbrands, 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
VF	$10.15B	0.43	-$968.88M	-$1.19	-9.39
Hanesbrands	$3.51B	0.45	-$320.43M	-$0.92	-4.84

Is VFC or HBI more profitable?

VF has a net margin of -4.63% compared to Hanesbrands' net margin of -8.06%. Hanesbrands' return on equity of 108.01% beat VF's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VF	-4.63%	14.86%	1.98%
Hanesbrands	-8.06%	108.01%	3.12%

Do analysts prefer VFC or HBI?

VF currently has a consensus target price of $22.35, indicating a potential upside of 99.93%. Hanesbrands has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 57.13%. Given VF's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe VF is more favorable than Hanesbrands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VF	2 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19
Hanesbrands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VFC or HBI?

VF received 212 more outperform votes than Hanesbrands when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.30% of users gave Hanesbrands an outperform vote while only 64.62% of users gave VF an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VF	Outperform Votes 979 64.62%	Underperform Votes 536 35.38%
Hanesbrands	Outperform Votes 767 70.30%	Underperform Votes 324 29.70%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VFC or HBI?

86.8% of VF shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of Hanesbrands shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of VF shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Hanesbrands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hanesbrands beats VF on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.