Reviewing Birkenstock (BIRK) & Its Competitors

Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) is one of 116 publicly-traded companies in the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Birkenstock to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.9% of Birkenstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Birkenstock and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Birkenstock	1	4	13	0	2.67
Birkenstock Competitors	1533	7489	10039	336	2.47

Birkenstock currently has a consensus target price of $53.28, suggesting a potential upside of 38.29%. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 8.72%. Given Birkenstock’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Birkenstock is more favorable than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Birkenstock and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Birkenstock	$2.32 billion	$385.46 million	17.43
Birkenstock Competitors	$5.80 billion	$471.21 million	27.39

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

Risk and Volatility

Birkenstock has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Birkenstock’s rivals have a beta of 1.01, meaning that their average share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Birkenstock and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Birkenstock	16.26%	12.95%	7.15%
Birkenstock Competitors	-4.06%	13.23%	2.60%

Summary

Birkenstock rivals beat Birkenstock on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Birkenstock

Birkenstock Holding plc manufactures and sells footwear products. It also offers sandals, shoes, closed-toe silhouettes, skincare products, and accessories. The company sells its products through e-commerce sites and a network of owned retail stores, as well as business-to-business channels. It operates in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Europe, APMA, and internationally. Birkenstock Holding plc was founded in 1774 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. Birkenstock Holding plc is a subsidiary of BK LC Lux MidCo S.à r.l.