Under Armour (UA) Competitors

Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) and Under Armour (NYSE:UA) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media favor BIRK or UA?

In the previous week, Birkenstock had 10 more articles in the media than Under Armour. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Birkenstock and 22 mentions for Under Armour. Birkenstock's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Under Armour's score of 0.24 indicating that Birkenstock is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Birkenstock	16 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Under Armour	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BIRK or UA?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Birkenstock	$1.86B	4.77	$207.85M	$1.24	38.14
Under Armour	$5.32B	0.43	$232.04M	-$0.29	-18.43

Do analysts recommend BIRK or UA?

Birkenstock presently has a consensus price target of $67.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.73%. Under Armour has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 68.35%. Given Under Armour's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Under Armour is more favorable than Birkenstock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Birkenstock	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Under Armour	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, BIRK or UA?

Birkenstock has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Under Armour has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BIRK or UA?

Under Armour received 311 more outperform votes than Birkenstock when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.09% of users gave Birkenstock an outperform vote while only 61.51% of users gave Under Armour an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Birkenstock	Outperform Votes 55 82.09%	Underperform Votes 12 17.91%
Under Armour	Outperform Votes 366 61.51%	Underperform Votes 229 38.49%

Is BIRK or UA more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Birkenstock	11.73%	9.52%	5.08%
Under Armour	-2.39%	11.03%	4.67%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BIRK or UA?

19.9% of Birkenstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of Under Armour shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Under Armour shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Birkenstock beats Under Armour on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.