PVH vs. RL, VFC, COLM, HBI, CRI, GIII, OXM, MOV, FOSL, and VRA
Should you be buying PVH stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PVH include Ralph Lauren (RL), VF (VFC), Columbia Sportswear (COLM), Hanesbrands (HBI), Carter's (CRI), G-III Apparel Group (GIII), Oxford Industries (OXM), Movado Group (MOV), Fossil Group (FOSL), and Vera Bradley (VRA). These companies are all part of the "apparel accessories & luxury goods" industry.
PVH vs.
Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) and PVH (NYSE:PVH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.
PVH received 233 more outperform votes than Ralph Lauren when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.12% of users gave PVH an outperform vote while only 62.48% of users gave Ralph Lauren an outperform vote.
PVH has higher revenue and earnings than Ralph Lauren. PVH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ralph Lauren, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ralph Lauren currently has a consensus price target of $284.62, indicating a potential upside of 20.22%. PVH has a consensus price target of $118.13, indicating a potential upside of 70.26%. Given PVH's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PVH is more favorable than Ralph Lauren.
Ralph Lauren pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. PVH pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Ralph Lauren pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PVH pays out 1.2% 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.
In the previous week, Ralph Lauren had 9 more articles in the media than PVH. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Ralph Lauren and 14 mentions for PVH. Ralph Lauren's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat PVH's score of 0.66 indicating that Ralph Lauren is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ralph Lauren has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PVH has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ralph Lauren has a net margin of 10.14% compared to PVH's net margin of 8.13%. Ralph Lauren's return on equity of 30.88% beat PVH's return on equity.
67.9% of Ralph Lauren shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of PVH shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Ralph Lauren shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PVH shares are owned 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.
Summary
Ralph Lauren beats PVH on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PVH) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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