PVH (PVH) Competitors

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) and PVH (NYSE:PVH) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, COLM or PVH?

PVH has higher revenue and earnings than Columbia Sportswear. PVH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Sportswear, 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
Columbia Sportswear	$3.37B	0.97	$223.27M	$3.91	15.07
PVH	$8.65B	0.39	$598.50M	$7.09	9.95

Is COLM or PVH more profitable?

Columbia Sportswear has a net margin of 6.61% compared to PVH's net margin of 4.63%. PVH's return on equity of 12.66% beat Columbia Sportswear's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Columbia Sportswear	6.61%	12.57%	7.97%
PVH	4.63%	12.66%	5.80%

Do analysts prefer COLM or PVH?

Columbia Sportswear presently has a consensus target price of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.77%. PVH has a consensus target price of $94.20, indicating a potential upside of 33.47%. Given PVH's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PVH is more favorable than Columbia Sportswear.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Columbia Sportswear	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
PVH	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in COLM or PVH?

47.8% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of PVH shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.3% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of PVH shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to COLM or PVH?

In the previous week, Columbia Sportswear and Columbia Sportswear both had 5 articles in the media. Columbia Sportswear's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat PVH's score of 0.73 indicating that Columbia Sportswear is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Columbia Sportswear	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PVH	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is COLM or PVH a better dividend stock?

Columbia Sportswear pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. PVH pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Columbia Sportswear pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PVH pays out 2.1% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, COLM or PVH?

Columbia Sportswear has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PVH has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PVH beats Columbia Sportswear on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.