Aritzia (ATZ) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ATZ or ROOT?

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

Does the media prefer ATZ or ROOT?

In the previous week, Aritzia had 6 more articles in the media than Roots. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Aritzia and 0 mentions for Roots. Roots' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Aritzia's score of -1.00 indicating that Roots is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aritzia	Negative
Roots	Neutral

Do analysts rate ATZ or ROOT?

Aritzia currently has a consensus target price of C$55.38, indicating a potential upside of 26.25%. Roots has a consensus target price of C$3.25, indicating a potential upside of 48.40%. Given Roots' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Roots is more favorable than Aritzia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aritzia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Roots	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATZ or ROOT?

51.3% of Aritzia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of Roots shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Aritzia shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Roots shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATZ or ROOT?

Aritzia received 142 more outperform votes than Roots when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.80% of users gave Aritzia an outperform vote while only 59.37% of users gave Roots an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aritzia	Outperform Votes 329 65.80%	Underperform Votes 171 34.20%
Roots	Outperform Votes 187 59.37%	Underperform Votes 128 40.63%

Is ATZ or ROOT more profitable?

Aritzia has a net margin of 3.26% compared to Roots' net margin of 0.39%. Aritzia's return on equity of 9.84% beat Roots' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aritzia	3.26%	9.84%	5.67%
Roots	0.39%	0.58%	2.29%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ATZ or ROOT?

Aritzia has higher revenue and earnings than Roots. Aritzia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Roots, 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
Aritzia	C$2.37B	1.70	C$77.14M	C$0.68	64.50
Roots	C$256.98M	0.34	C$1.01M	C$0.01	219.00

Summary

Aritzia beats Roots on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.