Head to Head Survey: Birkenstock (BIRK) versus Its Peers

Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) is one of 117 publicly-traded companies in the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Birkenstock to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.9% of Birkenstock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.1% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Birkenstock and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Birkenstock	1	5	13	0	2.63
Birkenstock Competitors	1648	7629	10047	356	2.46

Birkenstock currently has a consensus price target of $51.91, indicating a potential upside of 55.33%. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 16.77%. Given Birkenstock’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Birkenstock is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Birkenstock	14.82%	13.36%	7.21%
Birkenstock Competitors	-3.60%	13.55%	2.59%

Risk and Volatility

Birkenstock has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Birkenstock’s competitors have a beta of 0.93, indicating that their average share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Birkenstock and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Birkenstock	$2.32 billion	$385.46 million	15.69
Birkenstock Competitors	$5.66 billion	$471.75 million	24.53

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

Summary

Birkenstock competitors 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.