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NKE vs. LULU, MU, TSLA, DECK, FDX, FL, ONON, UA, UAA, and WMT

Should you be buying NIKE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NIKE include lululemon athletica (LULU), Micron Technology (MU), Tesla (TSLA), Deckers Outdoor (DECK), FedEx (FDX), Foot Locker (FL), ON (ONON), Under Armour (UA), Under Armour (UAA), and Walmart (WMT).

NIKE vs. Its Competitors

NIKE (NYSE:NKE) and lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

NIKE has higher revenue and earnings than lululemon athletica. lululemon athletica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NIKE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NIKE$46.31B2.44$3.22B$2.1635.31
lululemon athletica$10.59B2.80$1.81B$14.7616.78

In the previous week, NIKE had 75 more articles in the media than lululemon athletica. MarketBeat recorded 117 mentions for NIKE and 42 mentions for lululemon athletica. NIKE's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat lululemon athletica's score of 0.74 indicating that NIKE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NIKE
63 Very Positive mention(s)
17 Positive mention(s)
23 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
lululemon athletica
22 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

64.3% of NIKE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of lululemon athletica shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of NIKE shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of lululemon athletica shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

lululemon athletica has a net margin of 16.82% compared to NIKE's net margin of 6.95%. lululemon athletica's return on equity of 43.48% beat NIKE's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NIKE6.95% 23.33% 8.57%
lululemon athletica 16.82%43.48%25.05%

NIKE presently has a consensus price target of $77.19, indicating a potential upside of 1.20%. lululemon athletica has a consensus price target of $338.73, indicating a potential upside of 36.75%. Given lululemon athletica's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe lululemon athletica is more favorable than NIKE.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NIKE
0 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.68
lululemon athletica
1 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

NIKE has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, lululemon athletica has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

NIKE beats lululemon athletica on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NKE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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NKE vs. The Competition

MetricNIKESHOES&REL APPRL IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$112.99B$15.45B$8.32B$20.72B
Dividend Yield2.09%3.30%3.17%3.72%
P/E Ratio35.3115.7821.2528.07
Price / Sales2.441.333.3238.44
Price / Cash16.6911.5617.5022.53
Price / Book8.543.064.624.58
Net Income$3.22B$520.98M$213.40M$985.54M
7 Day Performance5.81%3.80%3.45%2.79%
1 Month Performance21.78%4.84%11.00%5.46%
1 Year Performance1.11%-7.98%10.67%15.06%

NIKE Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NKE
NIKE
4.7203 of 5 stars
$76.28
-0.1%
$77.19
+1.2%
+1.4%$112.99B$46.31B35.3179,400Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
LULU
lululemon athletica
4.7816 of 5 stars
$235.02
+1.5%
$338.73
+44.1%
-17.5%$28.17B$10.59B15.9239,000Trending News
Insider Trade
Options Volume
High Trading Volume
MU
Micron Technology
4.9602 of 5 stars
$124.76
-1.0%
$146.21
+17.2%
-10.8%$139.43B$25.11B22.4848,000Trending News
Insider Trade
TSLA
Tesla
4.5157 of 5 stars
$323.63
-0.7%
$298.37
-7.8%
+27.3%$1.04T$97.69B177.82125,665Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
DECK
Deckers Outdoor
4.9471 of 5 stars
$104.34
+2.4%
$140.31
+34.5%
+307.0%$15.57B$4.99B16.455,500Analyst Forecast
FDX
FedEx
4.7932 of 5 stars
$229.37
+3.8%
$283.00
+23.4%
-18.0%$54.85B$87.93B13.59430,000Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
High Trading Volume
FL
Foot Locker
3.2079 of 5 stars
$24.51
+0.7%
$21.20
-13.5%
+7.2%$2.33B$7.99B-6.5047,306Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
ONON
ON
3.3195 of 5 stars
$52.53
+1.8%
$63.85
+21.5%
+48.0%$33.05B$2.63B75.053,254News Coverage
Options Volume
High Trading Volume
UA
Under Armour
0.4897 of 5 stars
$6.60
+2.4%
N/A+8.2%$2.81B$5.16B-14.0317,500
UAA
Under Armour
3.5164 of 5 stars
$6.89
+0.8%
$7.33
+6.4%
+10.6%$2.96B$5.16B-14.6514,400News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
WMT
Walmart
4.7793 of 5 stars
$97.41
+1.4%
$106.50
+9.3%
+44.0%$776.26B$680.99B41.632,100,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade

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