lululemon athletica (NASDAQ:LULU – Get Free Report) and Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
85.2% of lululemon athletica shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.6% of Weyco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of lululemon athletica shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.4% of Weyco Group 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for lululemon athletica and Weyco Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| lululemon athletica | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.83 |
| Weyco Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Risk & Volatility
lululemon athletica has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weyco Group has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares lululemon athletica and Weyco Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| lululemon athletica | $11.10 billion | 1.02 | $1.58 billion | $12.21 | 8.03 |
| Weyco Group | $276.17 million | 1.55 | $23.08 million | $3.63 | 12.31 |
lululemon athletica has higher revenue and earnings than Weyco Group. lululemon athletica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weyco Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares lululemon athletica and Weyco Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| lululemon athletica | 12.78% | 27.69% | 15.81% |
| Weyco Group | 12.39% | 14.04% | 11.28% |
Summary
lululemon athletica beats Weyco Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About lululemon athletica
Lululemon Athletica Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, distributes, and retails athletic apparel, footwear, and accessories under the lululemon brand for women and men. It offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle, such as yoga, running, training, and other activities. It also provides fitness-inspired accessories. The company sells its products through a chain of company-operated stores; outlets; interactive workout platform; yoga and fitness studios, university campus retailers, and other partners; license and supply arrangements; and temporary locations, as well as through mobile apps and lululemon.com e-commerce website. It has operations in the United States, Canada, Mainland China, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau, Thailand, the Asia Pacific, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Lululemon Athletica Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
About Weyco Group
Weyco Group, Inc. designs and distributes footwear for men, women, and children. It operates in two segments, North American Wholesale Operations and North American Retail Operations. The company offers mid-priced leather dress shoes and casual footwear of man-made materials and leather; and outdoor boots, shoes, and sandals under the Florsheim, Nunn Bush, Stacy Adams, BOGS, Rafters, and Forsake brands. It is also involved in the wholesale of its products to footwear, department, and specialty stores, as well as e-commerce retailers in the United States and Canada. The company operates e-commerce business; and brick and mortar retail stores in the United States. In addition, it has licensing agreements with third parties, who sell its branded apparel, accessories, and specialty footwear. It operates in the United States, Canada, Australia, and South Africa. The company was formerly known as Weyenberg Shoe Manufacturing Company and changed its name to Weyco Group, Inc. in April 1990. Weyco Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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