TOD’S (OTCMKTS:TDPAY) and Under Armour (NYSE:UA) Head-To-Head Analysis

Under Armour (NYSE:UA) and TOD’S (OTCMKTS:TDPAY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

36.3% of Under Armour shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of TOD’S shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.6% of Under Armour shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Under Armour and TOD’S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Under Armour	-9.99%	4.04%	1.37%
TOD’S	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Under Armour and TOD’S”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Under Armour	$4.97 billion	0.45	-$495.64 million	($1.15)	-4.55
TOD’S	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

TOD’S has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Under Armour.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Under Armour and TOD’S, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Under Armour	2	1	0	0	1.33
TOD’S	0	0	0	0	0.00

Under Armour presently has a consensus target price of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.12%. Given Under Armour’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Under Armour is more favorable than TOD’S.

Summary

Under Armour beats TOD’S on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Under Armour

Under Armour, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, markets, and distributes performance apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and youth. The company provides its apparel in compression, fitted, and loose fit types. It also offers footwear products for running, training, basketball, cleated sports, recovery, and outdoor applications. In addition, the company provides accessories, which include gloves, bags, headwear, and sports masks; and digital subscription, advertising, and other digital business services. It primarily offers its products under the UNDER ARMOUR, HEATGEAR, COLDGEAR, HOVR, UA, PROTECT THIS HOUSE, I WILL, UA Logo, ARMOUR FLEECE, and ARMOUR BRA brands. The company sells its products through wholesale channels, including national and regional sporting goods chains, independent and specialty retailers, department store chains, mono-branded Under Armour retail stores, institutional athletic departments, and leagues and teams, as well as independent distributors; and directly to consumers through a network of 439 Brand and Factory House stores, as well as through e-commerce websites. It operates in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. Under Armour, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

About TOD’S

TOD'S S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, creates, produces, and distributes shoes, leather goods and accessories, and apparel in Italy, rest of Europe, the Americas, Greater China, and internationally. It distributes its products through directly operated single-brand stores (DOS), the e-commerce channels, franchised retail outlets, and a series of selected independent multi-brand stores under the TOD'S, HOGAN, FAY, and ROGER VIVIER brands. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Sant'Elpidio a Mare, Italy.