UA vs. BIRK, GIL, LEVI, BRP, KTB, ZGN, UAA, CPRI, GOOS, and FIGS
Should you be buying Under Armour stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Under Armour include Birkenstock (BIRK), Gildan Activewear (GIL), Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI), The Baldwin Insurance Group (BRP), Kontoor Brands (KTB), Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN), Under Armour (UAA), Capri (CPRI), Canada Goose (GOOS), and FIGS (FIGS). These companies are all part of the "apparel" industry.
Under Armour vs.
Under Armour (NYSE:UA) and Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.
Birkenstock has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Under Armour's net margin of -2.39%. Under Armour's return on equity of 11.03% beat Birkenstock's return on equity.
Under Armour received 313 more outperform votes than Birkenstock when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.54% of users gave Birkenstock an outperform vote while only 61.51% of users gave Under Armour an outperform vote.
Under Armour has higher revenue and earnings than Birkenstock. Under Armour is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Birkenstock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Under Armour has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Birkenstock has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Birkenstock had 2 more articles in the media than Under Armour. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Birkenstock and 10 mentions for Under Armour. Birkenstock's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Under Armour's score of 0.55 indicating that Birkenstock is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
36.3% of Under Armour shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.9% of Birkenstock shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Under Armour shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Under Armour presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.03%. Birkenstock has a consensus price target of $68.31, indicating a potential upside of 44.82%. Given Under Armour's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Under Armour is more favorable than Birkenstock.
Summary
Birkenstock beats Under Armour on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:UA) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
