Unifi (UFI) vs. Its Peers Head to Head Review

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Unifi and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unifi	1	0	0	0	1.00
Unifi Competitors	1658	7669	10098	367	2.46

As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 9.87%. Given Unifi’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Unifi has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

67.7% of Unifi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.1% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of Unifi shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Unifi has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unifi’s competitors have a beta of 0.93, meaning that their average stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unifi	-2.91%	-6.71%	-4.00%
Unifi Competitors	-3.13%	14.14%	2.99%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Unifi and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unifi	$531.30 million	-$24.56 million	-8.13
Unifi Competitors	$5.69 billion	$471.75 million	22.21

Unifi’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Unifi. Unifi 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.

Summary

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

About Unifi

Unifi, Inc. is a textile manufacturer that produces synthetic and recycled yarns and fiber products. Its offerings include polyester and nylon yarns used in apparel, automotive interiors, home furnishings and other industrial applications. The company is known for REPREVE, its branded line of recycled fibers made from materials such as discarded plastic bottles and textile waste. Unifi also develops and manufactures yarns for customers seeking performance features such as moisture management, stretch and durability.