Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) Competitors

Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) and Ermenegildo Zegna (NYSE:ZGN) 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 media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BIRK or ZGN?

Birkenstock has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ermenegildo Zegna. Ermenegildo Zegna 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	4.75	$207.85M	$1.24	38.02
Ermenegildo Zegna	$1.95B	1.42	$131.53M	$0.53	12.81

Do analysts rate BIRK or ZGN?

Birkenstock presently has a consensus target price of $67.50, suggesting a potential upside of 43.16%. Ermenegildo Zegna has a consensus target price of $8.70, suggesting a potential upside of 28.13%. Given Birkenstock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Birkenstock is more favorable than Ermenegildo Zegna.

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
Ermenegildo Zegna	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BIRK or ZGN?

19.9% of Birkenstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, BIRK or ZGN?

Birkenstock has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ermenegildo Zegna has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BIRK or ZGN?

In the previous week, Birkenstock had 24 more articles in the media than Ermenegildo Zegna. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Birkenstock and 6 mentions for Ermenegildo Zegna. Birkenstock's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Ermenegildo Zegna's score of 0.58 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)	4 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ermenegildo Zegna	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BIRK or ZGN?

Birkenstock received 50 more outperform votes than Ermenegildo Zegna when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.09% of users gave Birkenstock an outperform vote while only 35.71% of users gave Ermenegildo Zegna an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Birkenstock	Outperform Votes 55 82.09%	Underperform Votes 12 17.91%
Ermenegildo Zegna	Outperform Votes 5 35.71%	Underperform Votes 9 64.29%

Is BIRK or ZGN more profitable?

Birkenstock has a net margin of 11.73% compared to Ermenegildo Zegna's net margin of 0.00%. Birkenstock's return on equity of 9.52% beat Ermenegildo Zegna's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Birkenstock	11.73%	9.52%	5.08%
Ermenegildo Zegna	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Birkenstock beats Ermenegildo Zegna on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.