Contrasting Under Armour (NYSE:UA) and Talon International (OTCMKTS:TALN)

Talon International (OTCMKTS:TALN) and Under Armour (NYSE:UA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Talon International and Under Armour, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Talon International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Under Armour	2	1	0	0	1.33

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Talon International and Under Armour”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Talon International	$28.93 million	N/A	$60,000.00	N/A	N/A
Under Armour	$5.16 billion	0.54	-$201.27 million	($1.22)	-5.32

Talon International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Under Armour.

Profitability

This table compares Talon International and Under Armour’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Talon International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Under Armour	-10.44%	1.48%	0.56%

Volatility and Risk

Talon International has a beta of -0.55, suggesting that its share price is 155% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Under Armour has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

36.4% of Under Armour shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of Talon International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Under Armour shares are owned 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.

Summary

Under Armour beats Talon International on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Talon International

Talon International, Inc. manufactures and distributes apparel components and accessories to manufacturers of fashion apparel, specialty retailers, and mass merchandisers. The company offers a line of metal, coil, and plastic zippers under the Talon brand name; apparel trim components, including tags, labels, buttons, rivets, leather patches, woven labels, heat transfer seals, tapes, ribbons, printed marketing material, polybasic, packing cartons, and hangers; Flex-It films, adhesive films, overlay films, seam sealing tapes; metal fasteners; stretch waistbands, shirt collars, and inner pocketing panels under the Tekfit brand, as well as packaging and other items; and specialty stretch technology for interlinings. It also provides outsourced trim design, sourcing, and management services, as well as supplies custom branded trim components. The company sells its products through its own sales force in the United States, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Bangladesh, as well as through sales representatives in Europe. The company was formerly known as Tag-It Pacific, Inc. and changed its name to Talon International, Inc. in July 2007. Talon International, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.

About Under Armour

Under Armour, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, markets, and distributes performance apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and youth. The company provides its apparel in compression, fitted, and loose fit types. It also offers footwear products for running, training, basketball, cleated sports, recovery, and outdoor applications. In addition, the company provides accessories, which include gloves, bags, headwear, and sports masks; and digital subscription, advertising, and other digital business services. It primarily offers its products under the UNDER ARMOUR, HEATGEAR, COLDGEAR, HOVR, UA, PROTECT THIS HOUSE, I WILL, UA Logo, ARMOUR FLEECE, and ARMOUR BRA brands. The company sells its products through wholesale channels, including national and regional sporting goods chains, independent and specialty retailers, department store chains, mono-branded Under Armour retail stores, institutional athletic departments, and leagues and teams, as well as independent distributors; and directly to consumers through a network of 439 Brand and Factory House stores, as well as through e-commerce websites. It operates in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. Under Armour, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.