Oxford Industries (OXM) and Its Rivals Critical Contrast

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

Dividends

Oxford Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. 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 raised 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Oxford Industries and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Industries	1	7	0	0	1.88
Oxford Industries Competitors	3675	15594	21618	590	2.46

Oxford Industries currently has a consensus target price of $35.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.50%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 7.36%. Given Oxford Industries’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Oxford Industries is more favorable than its peers.

Risk and Volatility

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

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	-3.62%	-13.67%	3.21%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Industries	$1.48 billion	-$27.89 million	-57.36
Oxford Industries Competitors	$7.06 billion	$386.47 million	29.92

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.

Summary

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

About Oxford Industries

Oxford Industries, Inc., an apparel company, designs, sources, markets, and distributes products of lifestyle and other brands worldwide. The company offers men's and women's sportswear and related products under the Tommy Bahama brand; and women's and girl's dresses and sportswear, scarves, bags, jewelry, and belts, as well as children's apparel, swim, footwear, and licensed products under the Lilly Pulitzer brand. In addition, the company licenses Tommy Bahama brand for various products, such as indoor and outdoor furniture, beach chairs, bedding and bath linens, fabrics, leather goods and gifts, headwear, hosiery, sleepwear, shampoo, toiletries, fragrances, cigar accessories, distilled spirits, and other products; and Lilly Pulitzer for stationery and gift products, home furnishing products, and eyewear. The company distribute its products through southerntide.com, thebeaufortbonnetcompany.com, and duckhead.com; and specialty retailers. It offers products through its retail stores, department stores, specialty stores, multi-branded e-commerce retailers, off-price retailers, and other retailers, as well as e-commerce sites. The company operates brand-specific full-price retail stores; Tommy Bahama food and beverage locations; and Tommy Bahama outlet stores. Oxford Industries, Inc. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.