Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BIRK or ZGN?

Birkenstock received 48 more outperform votes than Ermenegildo Zegna when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.54% 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 53 81.54%	Underperform Votes 12 18.46%
Ermenegildo Zegna	Outperform Votes 5 35.71%	Underperform Votes 9 64.29%

Is BIRK or ZGN more profitable?

Birkenstock has a net margin of 10.57% compared to Ermenegildo Zegna's net margin of 0.00%. Birkenstock's return on equity of 8.82% beat Ermenegildo Zegna's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Birkenstock	10.57%	8.82%	4.67%
Ermenegildo Zegna	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer BIRK or ZGN?

Birkenstock currently has a consensus target price of $68.31, suggesting a potential upside of 31.82%. Ermenegildo Zegna has a consensus target price of $8.70, suggesting a potential downside of 0.63%. Given Birkenstock's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Does the media refer more to BIRK or ZGN?

In the previous week, Birkenstock had 21 more articles in the media than Ermenegildo Zegna. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Birkenstock and 6 mentions for Ermenegildo Zegna. Birkenstock's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Ermenegildo Zegna's score of 0.65 indicating that Birkenstock is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Birkenstock	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ermenegildo Zegna	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

19.9% of Birkenstock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BIRK or ZGN?

Birkenstock has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ermenegildo Zegna.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Birkenstock	$1.96B	4.97	$207.85M	$1.08	47.98
Ermenegildo Zegna	$2.06B	1.72	$131.53M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, BIRK or ZGN?

Birkenstock has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ermenegildo Zegna has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Birkenstock beats Ermenegildo Zegna on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.