Brunello Cucinelli (OTCMKTS:BCUCY) vs. Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Financial Comparison

Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) and Brunello Cucinelli (OTCMKTS:BCUCY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Columbia Sportswear and Brunello Cucinelli, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Columbia Sportswear	1	3	2	0	2.17
Brunello Cucinelli	0	3	4	0	2.57

Columbia Sportswear currently has a consensus price target of $65.40, suggesting a potential upside of 8.40%. Given Columbia Sportswear’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Columbia Sportswear is more favorable than Brunello Cucinelli.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Columbia Sportswear and Brunello Cucinelli”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Columbia Sportswear	$3.40 billion	0.91	$177.22 million	$3.85	15.67
Brunello Cucinelli	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Columbia Sportswear has higher revenue and earnings than Brunello Cucinelli.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

47.8% of Columbia Sportswear shares are held by institutional investors. 51.9% of Columbia Sportswear shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Columbia Sportswear pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Brunello Cucinelli pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Columbia Sportswear pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Columbia Sportswear and Brunello Cucinelli’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Columbia Sportswear	6.05%	11.20%	6.67%
Brunello Cucinelli	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Columbia Sportswear beats Brunello Cucinelli on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and distributes outdoor, active, and everyday lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada. The company provides apparel, accessories, and equipment for hiking, trail running, snow, fishing, hunting, mountaineering, climbing, skiing and snowboarding, trail, and outdoor activities. It offers footwear products that include lightweight hiking boot; trail running shoes; rugged cold weather boots; sandals and shoes for use in water activities; and footwear for lifestyle wear. In addition, it owned network of branded and outlet retail stores; brand-specific e-commerce sites; and concession or franchise-based arrangements with third parties at branded outlet and shop-in-shop retail locations, as well as through independently operated specialty outdoor and sporting goods stores, sporting goods chains, department store chains, internet retailers, and international distributors. The company sells its products under the Columbia, Mountain Hard Wear, SOREL, and prAna brand names. Columbia Sportswear Company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

About Brunello Cucinelli

Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and sale of clothing, accessories, and lifestyle products in Italy, Europe, North America, Japan, and China. The company offers women's collection, including coats and jackets, blazers, knitwear, suits, dresses, t-shirts and tops, shirts, skirts, pants, denim, travel wear; sneakers, heels, boots, loafers, sandals, flat shoes; jewelry, scarves, other accessories; mini bags and clutches; crossbody bags and backpacks; and handbags and shoppers. It also provides men's collection, such as coats and jackets, knitwear, blazers, suits, tuxedos, t-shirts and polos, shirts, pants, denims, travel wear; sneakers, lace-ups, loafers; leather goods, bags, hats, belts, scarves; other accessories; and kids collections. In addition, the company offers lifestyle products, which include throw and blanket, cushion, studio products, candle and fragrance, travel essential, décor sets, leisure wear, kitchen and table ware, and ceramic creation products. It manages and operates directly operated stores and wholesale monobrand boutiques. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Solomeo, Italy. Brunello Cucinelli S.p.A. is a subsidiary of Foro delle Arti S.r.l.