Crocs (CROX) & The Competition Head-To-Head Survey

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crocs	16.20%	49.35%	15.68%
Crocs Competitors	-3.45%	12.79%	2.71%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Crocs and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crocs	$4.10 billion	-$81.20 million	11.44
Crocs Competitors	$5.69 billion	$471.75 million	24.83

Crocs’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Crocs. Crocs 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.

Risk and Volatility

Crocs has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crocs’ competitors have a beta of 0.92, suggesting that their average share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Crocs and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crocs	1	5	12	1	2.68
Crocs Competitors	1649	7636	10048	361	2.46

Crocs presently has a consensus price target of $158.30, suggesting a potential upside of 3.38%. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 14.60%. Given Crocs’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Crocs has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.4% of Crocs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Crocs shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Crocs beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Crocs Company Profile

Crocs, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells casual lifestyle footwear and accessories for men, women, and children under Crocs and HEYDUDE Brand in the United States and internationally. The company offers various footwear products, including clogs, sandals, slides, flips, wedges, platforms, socks, boots, charms, flip flops, sneakers, and slippers. It sells its products through wholesalers, retail stores, e-commerce sites, third-party marketplaces, and kiosks/store-in-store locations. Crocs, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.