Movado Group (MOV) Competitors

Movado Group (NYSE:MOV) and G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) 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 analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, MOV or GIII?

Movado Group has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, G-III Apparel Group has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MOV or GIII more profitable?

G-III Apparel Group has a net margin of 5.59% compared to Movado Group's net margin of 3.62%. G-III Apparel Group's return on equity of 11.66% beat Movado Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Movado Group	3.62%	5.38%	3.59%
G-III Apparel Group	5.59%	11.66%	6.77%

Do analysts recommend MOV or GIII?

Movado Group currently has a consensus target price of $36.25, indicating a potential upside of 81.92%. G-III Apparel Group has a consensus target price of $33.17, indicating a potential upside of 14.96%. Given Movado Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Movado Group is more favorable than G-III Apparel Group.

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
G-III Apparel Group	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MOV or GIII?

72.1% of Movado Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.1% of G-III Apparel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.1% of Movado Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of G-III Apparel Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor MOV or GIII?

In the previous week, G-III Apparel Group had 4 more articles in the media than Movado Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for G-III Apparel Group and 1 mentions for Movado Group. G-III Apparel Group's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Movado Group's score of -0.29 indicating that G-III Apparel Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Movado Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
G-III Apparel Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MOV or GIII?

G-III Apparel Group has higher revenue and earnings than Movado Group. G-III Apparel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Movado Group, 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	0.66	$46.71M	$1.04	19.16
G-III Apparel Group	$3.10B	0.41	$176.17M	$3.81	7.57

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MOV or GIII?

G-III Apparel Group received 335 more outperform votes than Movado Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.89% of users gave G-III Apparel Group an outperform vote while only 55.59% of users gave Movado Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Movado Group	Outperform Votes 209 55.59%	Underperform Votes 167 44.41%
G-III Apparel Group	Outperform Votes 544 62.89%	Underperform Votes 321 37.11%

Summary

G-III Apparel Group beats Movado Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.