Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL – Get Free Report) and MGO Global (NASDAQ:MGOL – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Gildan Activewear and MGO Global, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Gildan Activewear | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
| MGO Global | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Gildan Activewear presently has a consensus target price of $39.57, indicating a potential upside of 29.11%. Given Gildan Activewear’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gildan Activewear is more favorable than MGO Global.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Gildan Activewear | $3.24 billion | 1.66 | $541.54 million | $2.72 | 11.27 |
| MGO Global | $1.05 million | 30.65 | -$2.58 million | N/A | N/A |
Gildan Activewear has higher revenue and earnings than MGO Global.
Profitability
This table compares Gildan Activewear and MGO Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Gildan Activewear | 15.73% | 24.47% | 13.10% |
| MGO Global | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
77.4% of Gildan Activewear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of MGO Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Gildan Activewear shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Gildan Activewear beats MGO Global on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Gildan Activewear
Gildan Activewear Inc. manufactures and sells various apparel products in the United States, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. It provides various activewear products, including T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, and sports shirts under the Gildan, Gildan Performance, Gildan Hammer, Comfort Colors, American Apparel, Alstyle, and GoldToe brands. The company also offers hosiery products comprising athletic; dress; and casual, liner, therapeutic, and workwear socks under the Gildan, Under Armour, GoldToe, PowerSox, Signature Gold by Goldtoe, Peds, MediPeds, All Pro, and American Apparel brands. In addition, it provides men's and boys' underwear products, and ladies panties under the Gildan and Gildan Platinum brands. The company sells its products to wholesale distributors, screen printers, and embellishers, as well as to retailers and lifestyle brand companies. The company was formerly known as Textiles Gildan Inc. and changed its name to Gildan Activewear Inc. in March 1995. Gildan Activewear Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
About MGO Global
MGO Global, Inc. operates as a lifestyle brand portfolio company. The company is involved in the fashion design, brand development and management, sourcing and manufacturing, licensing, IP protection, corporate finance, consumer engagement and experience, ecommerce, and retail sales and marketing activities related to the Messi brand. It offers t-shirts and sweatshirts, jackets, polos, and pants for men; and t-shirts for women and kids, as well as bathrobes, graphic beach towels, rugs, posters, and keychains. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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