Head to Head Comparison: Crocs (CROX) & Its Peers

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Crocs and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crocs	$4.04 billion	-$81.20 million	11.34
Crocs Competitors	$5.64 billion	$471.75 million	24.85

Crocs’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Crocs. Crocs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Crocs and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crocs	16.20%	49.35%	15.68%
Crocs Competitors	-3.45%	12.79%	2.71%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.4% of Crocs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.1% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Crocs shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Crocs and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crocs	1	4	12	2	2.79
Crocs Competitors	1651	7650	10072	364	2.46

Crocs presently has a consensus target price of $158.30, indicating a potential upside of 4.24%. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 13.91%. Given Crocs’ peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Crocs has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

Crocs has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crocs’ peers have a beta of 0.92, suggesting that their average share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Crocs beats its peers on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Crocs

Crocs, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells casual lifestyle footwear and accessories for men, women, and children under Crocs and HEYDUDE Brand in the United States and internationally. The company offers various footwear products, including clogs, sandals, slides, flips, wedges, platforms, socks, boots, charms, flip flops, sneakers, and slippers. It sells its products through wholesalers, retail stores, e-commerce sites, third-party marketplaces, and kiosks/store-in-store locations. Crocs, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.