Reviewing Amer Sports (AS) & Its Competitors

Amer Sports (NYSE:AS) is one of 117 publicly-traded companies in the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Amer Sports to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Amer Sports and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amer Sports	0	3	13	1	2.88
Amer Sports Competitors	1654	7658	10079	364	2.46

Amer Sports currently has a consensus target price of $44.67, suggesting a potential upside of 40.40%. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 11.02%. Given Amer Sports’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Amer Sports is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Amer Sports and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amer Sports	$7.44 billion	$427.40 million	33.49
Amer Sports Competitors	$5.67 billion	$471.75 million	25.19

Amer Sports has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Amer Sports is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Amer Sports and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amer Sports	7.35%	11.18%	7.02%
Amer Sports Competitors	-3.37%	12.95%	2.77%

Risk and Volatility

Amer Sports has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amer Sports’ rivals have a beta of 0.92, suggesting that their average share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

40.3% of Amer Sports shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by institutional investors. 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Amer Sports beats its rivals on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Amer Sports Company Profile

Amer Sports is a global sporting goods company whose portfolio includes Arc’teryx, Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Peak Performance and other brands. Its products span technical apparel and footwear, outdoor and winter sports equipment, and gear for sports such as tennis, baseball and basketball. The company serves consumers and athletes in markets around the world through its brands’ retail, wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. Its operations are organized around technical apparel, outdoor performance, and ball and racquet sports.