Moncler (OTCMKTS:MONRY – Get Free Report) and Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL – Get Free Report) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Moncler and Gildan Activewear’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Moncler | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.42 | 152.92 |
| Gildan Activewear | $3.11 billion | 1.59 | $541.54 million | $2.72 | 10.43 |
Gildan Activewear has higher revenue and earnings than Moncler. Gildan Activewear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moncler, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Moncler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Gildan Activewear | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
Gildan Activewear has a consensus target price of $36.71, suggesting a potential upside of 29.41%. Given Gildan Activewear’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gildan Activewear is more favorable than Moncler.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
79.1% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Moncler and Gildan Activewear’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Moncler | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gildan Activewear | 15.73% | 24.47% | 13.10% |
Summary
Gildan Activewear beats Moncler on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Moncler
Moncler S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, designs, produces, and distributes clothing and related accessories for men, women, and children under the Moncler and Stone Island brand names. Its product portfolio includes footwear products; leather goods, such as bags, backpacks, and accessories; and sunglasses and eyeglasses under the Moncler Lunettes brand. The company also offers perfume for men and women. It operates directly operated stores and wholesale shop-in-shops. The company also sells its products through moncler.com, an online store. It serves in Italy, other European countries, Japan, the rest of Asia, and the Americas. Moncler S.p.A. was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.
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.
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