Deckers Outdoor (DECK) and Its Competitors Financial Contrast

Deckers Outdoor (NYSE:DECK) is one of 117 public companies in the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Deckers Outdoor to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Deckers Outdoor and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deckers Outdoor	$5.58 billion	$1.02 billion	11.90
Deckers Outdoor Competitors	$5.68 billion	$471.75 million	25.18

Deckers Outdoor’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Deckers Outdoor. Deckers Outdoor 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deckers Outdoor	19.18%	42.42%	26.45%
Deckers Outdoor Competitors	-3.37%	12.95%	2.77%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Deckers Outdoor and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deckers Outdoor	4	12	10	0	2.23
Deckers Outdoor Competitors	1654	7658	10079	364	2.46

Deckers Outdoor presently has a consensus target price of $103.86, suggesting a potential upside of 15.73%. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 10.47%. Given Deckers Outdoor’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Deckers Outdoor is more favorable than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.8% of Deckers Outdoor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Deckers Outdoor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Deckers Outdoor has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deckers Outdoor’s competitors have a beta of 0.92, suggesting that their average share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Deckers Outdoor beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Deckers Outdoor

Deckers Outdoor Corporation designs, markets and distributes footwear, apparel and accessories through a portfolio of consumer brands. Its best-known brands include UGG, HOKA and Teva, which serve customers seeking products for lifestyle, performance and outdoor use. Founded in 1973 in California, Deckers began as a maker of sandals. The company now sells its products worldwide through wholesale partners as well as its own retail stores and e-commerce channels, serving markets across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific.