Burberry Group (OTCMKTS:BURBY) and Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) Head to Head Review

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) and Burberry Group (OTCMKTS:BURBY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Build-A-Bear Workshop and Burberry Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Build-A-Bear Workshop	10.48%	32.15%	14.83%
Burberry Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Build-A-Bear Workshop and Burberry Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0	2	3	0	2.60
Burberry Group	0	1	0	1	3.00

Build-A-Bear Workshop currently has a consensus price target of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 94.54%. Given Build-A-Bear Workshop’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Build-A-Bear Workshop is more favorable than Burberry Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Burberry Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burberry Group has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Build-A-Bear Workshop and Burberry Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Build-A-Bear Workshop	$529.83 million	0.85	$52.20 million	$4.27	8.43
Burberry Group	$3.24 billion	1.69	$28.15 million	N/A	N/A

Build-A-Bear Workshop has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Burberry Group.

Summary

Build-A-Bear Workshop beats Burberry Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Build-A-Bear Workshop

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. operates as a multi-channel retailer of plush animals and related products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Direct-to-Consumer, Commercial, and International Franchising. Its merchandise comprises various styles of plush products to be stuffed, pre-stuffed plush products, and sounds and scents that can be added to the stuffed animals, as well as range of clothing, shoes and accessories, and other toy and novelty items, including family sleepwear. The company operates its stores under the Build-A-Bear Workshop brand name; and sells its products through its e-commerce sites and third-party marketplace sites. Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

About Burberry Group

Burberry Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, retails, and wholesales luxury goods under the Burberry brand. The company operates in two segments, Retail/Wholesale and Licensing. It provides womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, beauty, eyewear, shoes, and accessories, as well as leather goods, such as bags. The company also licenses third parties to manufacture and distribute products using the Burberry trademarks. It sells its products through Burberry mainline stores, concessions, outlets, digital commerce, Burberry franchisees, department stores, and multi-brand specialty accounts, as well as through Burberry.com website. It operates in the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, and the Americas. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.