Birkenstock (BIRK) Competitors

Skechers U.S.A. (NYSE:SKX) and Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is SKX or BIRK more profitable?

Skechers U.S.A. has a net margin of 7.17% compared to Skechers U.S.A.'s net margin of 0.00%. Birkenstock's return on equity of 13.56% beat Skechers U.S.A.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skechers U.S.A.	7.17%	13.56%	8.03%
Birkenstock	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SKX or BIRK?

Skechers U.S.A. has higher revenue and earnings than Birkenstock.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Skechers U.S.A.	$8.00B	1.30	$545.80M	$3.80	18.01
Birkenstock	$1.62B	5.46	$80.18M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate SKX or BIRK?

Skechers U.S.A. currently has a consensus target price of $66.83, suggesting a potential downside of 2.32%. Birkenstock has a consensus target price of $49.15, suggesting a potential upside of 4.13%. Given Skechers U.S.A.'s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Birkenstock is more favorable than Skechers U.S.A..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skechers U.S.A.	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Birkenstock	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Does the media prefer SKX or BIRK?

In the previous week, Skechers U.S.A. had 12 more articles in the media than Birkenstock. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Skechers U.S.A. and 9 mentions for Birkenstock. Birkenstock's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Skechers U.S.A.'s score of 0.60 indicating that Skechers U.S.A. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Skechers U.S.A.	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Birkenstock	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

80.0% of Skechers U.S.A. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.9% of Birkenstock shares are held by institutional investors. 24.8% of Skechers U.S.A. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SKX or BIRK?

Skechers U.S.A. received 804 more outperform votes than Birkenstock when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.43% of users gave Birkenstock an outperform vote while only 70.61% of users gave Skechers U.S.A. an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Skechers U.S.A.	Outperform Votes 824 70.61%	Underperform Votes 343 29.39%
Birkenstock	Outperform Votes 20 71.43%	Underperform Votes 8 28.57%

Summary

Skechers U.S.A. beats Birkenstock on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.