Oxford Industries (OXM) vs. Its Rivals Financial Contrast

Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) is one of 285 public companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Oxford Industries to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Oxford Industries has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Industries’ peers have a beta of 1.91, indicating that their average share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

91.2% of Oxford Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Oxford Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Oxford Industries and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Industries	1	7	0	0	1.88
Oxford Industries Competitors	3678	15610	21633	590	2.46

Oxford Industries currently has a consensus price target of $35.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.56%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 6.15%. Given Oxford Industries’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Oxford Industries is more favorable than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Oxford Industries and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Industries	$1.48 billion	-$27.89 million	-56.86
Oxford Industries Competitors	$7.05 billion	$386.47 million	31.12

Oxford Industries’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Industries. Oxford Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Oxford Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Oxford Industries pays out -549.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.1% and pay out 35.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Oxford Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Oxford Industries is clearly a better dividend stock than its peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Oxford Industries and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Industries	-0.46%	4.88%	1.99%
Oxford Industries Competitors	-3.69%	-14.02%	3.17%

Summary

Oxford Industries peers beat Oxford Industries on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Oxford Industries

Oxford Industries, Inc. is an Atlanta-based apparel and lifestyle company that designs, sources, markets and distributes branded clothing, accessories and related products. Its products are sold through company-operated stores, e-commerce websites, wholesale partners and other distribution channels. The company’s principal lifestyle brands include Tommy Bahama, which offers resort-inspired apparel, accessories, footwear, home furnishings and hospitality experiences; Lilly Pulitzer, known for colorful women’s, men’s and children’s clothing and accessories; and Johnny Was, a premium women’s apparel and lifestyle brand.