Lanvin Group (NYSE:LANV) and Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) Critical Contrast

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) and Lanvin Group (NYSE:LANV) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Kontoor Brands has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lanvin Group has a beta of -0.25, indicating that its stock price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Kontoor Brands and Lanvin Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kontoor Brands	1	3	5	1	2.60
Lanvin Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Kontoor Brands currently has a consensus target price of $84.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.27%. Given Kontoor Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kontoor Brands is more favorable than Lanvin Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.1% of Kontoor Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Lanvin Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Kontoor Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Lanvin Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Kontoor Brands and Lanvin Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kontoor Brands	7.68%	63.21%	13.16%
Lanvin Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Kontoor Brands and Lanvin Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kontoor Brands	$2.61 billion	1.43	$245.80 million	$3.88	17.28
Lanvin Group	$355.62 million	0.57	-$178.82 million	N/A	N/A

Kontoor Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Lanvin Group.

Summary

Kontoor Brands beats Lanvin Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kontoor Brands

Kontoor Brands, Inc., a lifestyle apparel company, designs, produces, procures, markets, distributes, and licenses denim, apparel, footwear, and accessories, primarily under the Wrangler and Lee brands. The company operates through two segments: Wrangler and Lee. It licenses and sells apparel under the Rock & Republic brand name. The company sells its products primarily through mass merchants, specialty stores, mid-tier and traditional department stores, company-operated stores, and online. It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Kontoor Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.

About Lanvin Group

Lanvin Group Holdings Limited operates as a couture house in the Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, China, and other Asian countries. It operates through five segments: Lanvin, Wolford, St. John, Sergio Rossi, and Caruso. The company offers ready-to-wear, made to measure, footwear, leather goods, costume jewelry, accessories, eyewear, and childrenswear under the Lanvin brand name; ready-to-wear, legwear, lingerie and beachwear, athleisure, and accessories under the Wolford brand; footwear under the Sergio Rossi brand name; luxury womenswear, footwear, handbags, jewelry, and leather goods under the St. John brand; and leisurewear and formalwear for men under the Caruso brand name. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. Lanvin Group Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Fosun International Limited.