Kontoor Brands (KTB) Competitors

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) and Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Is RL or KTB a better dividend stock?

Ralph Lauren pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Kontoor Brands pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Ralph Lauren pays out 31.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kontoor Brands pays out 45.0% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RL or KTB?

Ralph Lauren received 703 more outperform votes than Kontoor Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.23% of users gave Ralph Lauren an outperform vote while only 56.77% of users gave Kontoor Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ralph Lauren	Outperform Votes 791 62.23%	Underperform Votes 480 37.77%
Kontoor Brands	Outperform Votes 88 56.77%	Underperform Votes 67 43.23%

Do analysts recommend RL or KTB?

Ralph Lauren currently has a consensus price target of $223.90, suggesting a potential upside of 10.76%. Kontoor Brands has a consensus price target of $95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.52%. Given Ralph Lauren's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ralph Lauren is more favorable than Kontoor Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ralph Lauren	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
Kontoor Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is RL or KTB more profitable?

Ralph Lauren has a net margin of 10.15% compared to Kontoor Brands' net margin of 9.72%. Kontoor Brands' return on equity of 73.99% beat Ralph Lauren's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ralph Lauren	10.15%	29.44%	10.70%
Kontoor Brands	9.72%	73.99%	16.70%

Which has better valuation and earnings, RL or KTB?

Ralph Lauren has higher revenue and earnings than Kontoor Brands. Ralph Lauren is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kontoor Brands, 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
Ralph Lauren	$6.63B	1.89	$646.30M	$10.49	19.27
Kontoor Brands	$2.61B	1.85	$230.99M	$4.44	19.72

Does the media favor RL or KTB?

In the previous week, Ralph Lauren had 3 more articles in the media than Kontoor Brands. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ralph Lauren and 4 mentions for Kontoor Brands. Kontoor Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Ralph Lauren's score of 1.17 indicating that Kontoor Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ralph Lauren	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kontoor Brands	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, RL or KTB?

Ralph Lauren has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kontoor Brands has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RL or KTB?

67.9% of Ralph Lauren shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of Kontoor Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Ralph Lauren shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Kontoor Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ralph Lauren beats Kontoor Brands on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.