Aritzia (ATZ) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to ATZ or ROOT?

In the previous week, Aritzia had 4 more articles in the media than Roots. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Aritzia and 0 mentions for Roots. Aritzia's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Roots' score of 0.00 indicating that Aritzia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aritzia	Neutral
Roots	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, ATZ or ROOT?

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

Is ATZ or ROOT 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
Aritzia	5.24%	15.24%	5.67%
Roots	1.11%	1.58%	2.29%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATZ or ROOT?

Aritzia received 151 more outperform votes than Roots when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.00% of users gave Aritzia an outperform vote while only 59.37% of users gave Roots an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aritzia	Outperform Votes 338 65.00%	Underperform Votes 182 35.00%
Roots	Outperform Votes 187 59.37%	Underperform Votes 128 40.63%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate ATZ or ROOT?

Aritzia currently has a consensus price target of C$62.42, suggesting a potential upside of 18.44%. Roots has a consensus price target of C$3.25, suggesting a potential upside of 35.98%. Given Roots' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Roots is more favorable than Aritzia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aritzia	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Roots	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ATZ or ROOT?

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
Aritzia	C$2.67B	2.35	C$140.00M	C$1.14	46.30
Roots	C$261.62M	0.37	C$2.89M	C$0.07	33.40

Summary

Aritzia beats Roots on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.