Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) and OneWater Marine (NASDAQ:ONEW) Head-To-Head Review

Urban Outfitters (NASDAQ:URBN) and OneWater Marine (NASDAQ:ONEW) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Urban Outfitters and OneWater Marine’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Urban Outfitters	N/A	N/A	N/A
OneWater Marine	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Urban Outfitters and OneWater Marine, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Urban Outfitters	0	8	9	0	2.53
OneWater Marine	1	2	2	0	2.20

Urban Outfitters presently has a consensus price target of $90.54, indicating a potential downside of 0.21%. OneWater Marine has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.42%. Given OneWater Marine’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe OneWater Marine is more favorable than Urban Outfitters.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

77.6% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of OneWater Marine shares are held by institutional investors. 32.1% of Urban Outfitters shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of OneWater Marine shares are held by 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Urban Outfitters and OneWater Marine”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Urban Outfitters	$6.47 billion	1.20	$549.08 million	$6.41	14.15
OneWater Marine	N/A	N/A	N/A	($7.46)	-1.29

Urban Outfitters has higher revenue and earnings than OneWater Marine. OneWater Marine is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Urban Outfitters, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Urban Outfitters beats OneWater Marine on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Urban Outfitters

Urban Outfitters, Inc. engages in the retail and wholesale of general consumer products. The company operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Nuuly. It operates Urban Outfitters stores, which offer women's and men's fashion apparel, activewear, intimates, footwear, accessories, home goods, electronics, and beauty products for young adults aged 18 to 28; and Anthropologie stores that provide women's apparel, accessories, intimates, shoes, and home furnishings, as well as gifts, decorative items, and beauty and wellness products for women aged 28 to 45. The company also operates Terrain stores that provide lifestyle home products, garden and outdoor living products, antiques, live plants, flowers, wellness products, and accessories. In addition, it operates Free People retail stores, which offer casual women's apparel, intimates, activewear, shoes, accessories, home products, gifts, and beauty and wellness products for young women aged 25 to 30; and restaurants, as well as women's apparel subscription rental service under the Nuuly brand. Further, the company is involved in the wholesale of young women's contemporary casual apparel, intimates, activewear, and shoes under the Free People brand; and apparel collections under the Urban Outfitters brand. The company serves its customers directly through retail stores, websites, mobile applications, catalogs and customer contact centers, franchisee-owned stores, and department and specialty stores, as well as social media and third-party digital platforms. Urban Outfitters, Inc. was founded in 1970 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

About OneWater Marine

OneWater Marine Inc. operates as a recreational boat retailer in the United States. The company offers new and pre-owned recreational boats and yachts, as well as related marine products, such as parts and accessories. It provides boat repair and maintenance services. In addition, the company arranges boat financing and insurance; and other ancillary services, including indoor and outdoor storage, and marina services. Further, it provides rental of boats and personal watercraft services. OneWater Marine Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Buford, Georgia.