Contrasting Puma (PMMAF) & Its Competitors

Puma (OTCMKTS:PMMAF) is one of 116 public companies in the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Puma to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.7% of Puma shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Puma and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Puma	N/A	N/A	-9.87
Puma Competitors	$5.76 billion	$471.21 million	27.53

Puma’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Puma. Puma 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 Puma and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Puma	N/A	N/A	N/A
Puma Competitors	-3.93%	13.45%	2.65%

Dividends

Puma pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Puma pays out -12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 22.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Puma	0	1	1	0	2.50
Puma Competitors	1537	7494	10057	336	2.47

As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 12.22%. Given Puma’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Puma has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Puma competitors beat Puma on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Puma Company Profile

PUMA SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and sale of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides sports lifestyle products for football, handball, rugby, cricket, volleyball, track and field, motorsports, golf, and basketball. It issues licenses to independent partners to design, develop, manufacture, and sell watches, glasses, safety shoes, workwear, and gaming accessories. The company sells its products under the PUMA and Cobra Golf brands through retail stores, factory outlets, and online stores. The company was formerly known as PUMA AG and changed its name to PUMA SE in July 2011. PUMA SE was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.