Lakeland Industries (NASDAQ:LAKE – Get Free Report) and Movado Group (NYSE:MOV – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Lakeland Industries and Movado Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lakeland Industries | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Movado Group | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.25 |
Lakeland Industries presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.03%. Movado Group has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.70%. Given Lakeland Industries’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lakeland Industries is more favorable than Movado Group.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lakeland Industries | -10.87% | -6.64% | -4.13% |
| Movado Group | 4.70% | 7.13% | 4.81% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
71.7% of Lakeland Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Movado Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Lakeland Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.8% of Movado Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Lakeland Industries and Movado Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lakeland Industries | $192.65 million | 0.58 | -$25.31 million | ($2.13) | -5.33 |
| Movado Group | $681.94 million | 1.24 | $26.55 million | $1.40 | 27.29 |
Movado Group has higher revenue and earnings than Lakeland Industries. Lakeland Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Movado Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Lakeland Industries has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Movado Group has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Movado Group beats Lakeland Industries on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lakeland Industries
Lakeland Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells industrial protective clothing and accessories for the industrial and public protective clothing market worldwide. It offers firefighting and heat protective apparel to protect against fire; high-end chemical protective suits to provide protection from highly concentrated, toxic and/or lethal chemicals, and biological toxins; and limited use/disposable protective clothing, such as coveralls, laboratory coats, shirts, pants, hoods, aprons, sleeves, arm guards, caps, and smocks. The company provides durable woven garments, including electrostatic dissipative apparel used in electronics clean rooms; flame resistant meta aramid, para aramid, and FR cotton coveralls/pants/jackets used in petrochemical, refining operations, and electrical utilities; FR fabrics; and cotton and polycotton coveralls, lab coats, pants, and shirts. In addition, it provides high visibility clothing comprising reflective apparel, including vests, T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, coats, raingear, jumpsuits, hats, and gloves; and gloves and sleeves that are used in the automotive, glass, and metal fabrication industries. The company sells its products to a network of safety and industrial supply distributors through in-house sales teams, customer service group, and independent sales representatives. It serves end users, such as integrated oil, chemical/petrochemical, automobile, steel, glass, construction, smelting, cleanroom, janitorial, pharmaceutical, and high technology electronics manufacturers, as well as scientific, medical laboratories, and the utilities industry; and federal, state, and local governmental agencies and departments. Lakeland Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.
About Movado Group
Movado Group, Inc. designs, sources, markets, and distributes watches in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Watch and Accessory Brands, and Company Stores. The company offers its watches under the Movado, Concord, Ebel, Olivia Burton, and MVMT brands, as well as licensed brands comprising Coach, Tommy Hilfiger, HUGO BOSS, Lacoste, and Calvin Klein. It also designs, sources, markets, and distributes jewelry and other accessories; and provides after-sales and shipping services. The company’s customers include jewelry store chains, department stores, independent regional jewelers, network of independent distributors, online marketplaces, licensors’ retail stores, and third-party e-commerce retailers. It sells directly to consumers through its e-commerce platforms. The company was formerly known as North American Watch Corporation and changed its name to Movado Group, Inc. in 1996. Movado Group, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Paramus, New Jersey.
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