Movado Group (MOV) Competitors

Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) and Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Is MOV or OXM a better dividend stock?

Movado Group pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Oxford Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Movado Group pays out 134.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Oxford Industries pays out 301.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Movado Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor MOV or OXM?

In the previous week, Oxford Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Movado Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Oxford Industries and 4 mentions for Movado Group. Oxford Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Movado Group's score of 0.52 indicating that Oxford Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Movado Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Oxford Industries	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MOV or OXM more profitable?

Movado Group has a net margin of 3.62% compared to Oxford Industries' net margin of 0.98%. Oxford Industries' return on equity of 19.09% beat Movado Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Movado Group	3.62%	5.38%	3.59%
Oxford Industries	0.98%	19.09%	9.80%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MOV or OXM?

Oxford Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Movado Group. Movado Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Industries, 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
Movado Group	$672.60M	0.63	$46.71M	$1.04	18.40
Oxford Industries	$1.57B	0.85	$60.70M	$0.89	95.84

Which has more volatility and risk, MOV or OXM?

Movado Group has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Industries has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MOV or OXM?

Movado Group currently has a consensus target price of $36.25, indicating a potential upside of 89.40%. Oxford Industries has a consensus target price of $77.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.73%. Given Movado Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Movado Group is more favorable than Oxford Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Movado Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Oxford Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MOV or OXM?

72.1% of Movado Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.2% of Oxford Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 30.1% of Movado Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Oxford Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MOV or OXM?

Oxford Industries received 244 more outperform votes than Movado Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.81% of users gave Oxford Industries an outperform vote while only 55.50% of users gave Movado Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Movado Group	Outperform Votes 207 55.50%	Underperform Votes 166 44.50%
Oxford Industries	Outperform Votes 451 62.81%	Underperform Votes 267 37.19%

Summary

Oxford Industries beats Movado Group on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.