Aritzia (ATZ) Competitors

Roots (TSE:ROOT) and Aritzia (TSE:ATZ) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, earnings and valuation.

Which has better valuation and earnings, ROOT or ATZ?

Aritzia has higher revenue and earnings than Roots. Roots is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aritzia, 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
Roots	C$261.62M	0.47	C$2.89M	C$0.07	42.91
Aritzia	C$2.67B	3.25	C$140.00M	C$1.14	63.94

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ROOT or ATZ?

51.0% of Roots shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.3% of Aritzia shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Roots shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Aritzia 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.

Do analysts rate ROOT or ATZ?

Roots presently has a consensus price target of C$3.75, indicating a potential upside of 22.15%. Aritzia has a consensus price target of C$82.40, indicating a potential upside of 13.23%. Given Roots' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Roots is more favorable than Aritzia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roots	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Aritzia	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has more risk & volatility, ROOT or ATZ?

Roots has a beta of 2.42, meaning that its stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aritzia has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ROOT or ATZ?

In the previous week, Aritzia had 38 more articles in the media than Roots. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Aritzia and 0 mentions for Roots. Aritzia's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Roots' score of 0.00 indicating that Aritzia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Roots	Neutral
Aritzia	Positive

Is ROOT or ATZ more profitable?

Aritzia has a net margin of 5.24% compared to Roots' net margin of 1.11%. Aritzia's return on equity of 15.24% beat Roots' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roots	1.11%	1.58%	2.29%
Aritzia	5.24%	15.24%	5.67%

Summary

Aritzia beats Roots on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.