SuperGroup (OTCMKTS:SEPGY) versus American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Head-To-Head Analysis

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) and SuperGroup (OTCMKTS:SEPGY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.3% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of American Eagle Outfitters shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for American Eagle Outfitters and SuperGroup, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Eagle Outfitters	2	11	1	1	2.07
SuperGroup	0	0	0	0	0.00

American Eagle Outfitters presently has a consensus price target of $22.45, indicating a potential downside of 13.64%. Given American Eagle Outfitters’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe American Eagle Outfitters is more favorable than SuperGroup.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares American Eagle Outfitters and SuperGroup”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Eagle Outfitters	$5.33 billion	0.83	$329.38 million	$1.16	22.41
SuperGroup	$655.98 million	0.01	-$177.94 million	N/A	N/A

American Eagle Outfitters has higher revenue and earnings than SuperGroup.

Profitability

This table compares American Eagle Outfitters and SuperGroup’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Eagle Outfitters	3.90%	13.82%	5.59%
SuperGroup	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

American Eagle Outfitters beats SuperGroup on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American Eagle Outfitters

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. operates as a multi-brand specialty retailer in the United States and internationally. The company provides jeans, apparel and accessories, and personal care products for women and men under the American Eagle brand; and intimates, apparel, activewear, and swim collections under the Aerie and OFFLINE by Aerie brands. It also offers menswear products under the Todd Snyder New York brand; and fashion clothing and accessories under the Unsubscribed brand. The company sells its products through own and licensed retail stores; concession-based shops-within-shops; and digital channels, such as www.ae.com, www.aerie.com, www.toddsnyder.com, and www.unsubscribed.com. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

About SuperGroup

Superdry plc designs, produces, markets, and sells clothing, footwear, and accessories primarily under the Superdry brand for men and women in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through Retail and Wholesale segments. The Company operates through stores, concessions, various Internet sites, multi-brand independents and distributors, franchise, and license stores. It operates 213 owned, and 410 franchised and licensed stores; and 18 international websites. The company was formerly known as SuperGroup Plc and changed its name to Superdry plc in January 2018. Superdry plc was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Cheltenham, the United Kingdom.