Amer Sports (NYSE:AS – Get Free Report) and PVH (NYSE:PVH – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
40.3% of Amer Sports shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of PVH shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of PVH shares are owned 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.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Amer Sports and PVH”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Amer Sports | $6.57 billion | 2.75 | $427.40 million | $0.95 | 34.37 |
| PVH | $8.99 billion | 0.39 | $25.30 million | $3.16 | 24.06 |
Amer Sports has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PVH. PVH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amer Sports, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Amer Sports and PVH, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Amer Sports | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3.00 |
| PVH | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2.25 |
Amer Sports currently has a consensus target price of $49.20, suggesting a potential upside of 50.69%. PVH has a consensus target price of $86.62, suggesting a potential upside of 13.92%. Given Amer Sports’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Amer Sports is more favorable than PVH.
Risk & Volatility
Amer Sports has a beta of 2.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PVH has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Amer Sports and PVH’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Amer Sports | 7.35% | 11.18% | 7.02% |
| PVH | 1.76% | 10.87% | 4.58% |
Summary
Amer Sports beats PVH on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Amer Sports
Amer Sports, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells sports equipment, apparel, footwear, and accessories in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, China, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through three segments: Technical Apparel, Outdoor Performance, and Ball & Racquet Sports. The Technical Apparel segment offers outdoor apparel, footwear, and accessories which includes climbing gear. The Outdoor Performance segment provides hiking and running footwear, functional apparel, skiing and snowboarding gear, and lifestyle footwear. The Ball & Racquet Sports segment offers sports equipment for tennis, baseball, american football, basketball, golf, and various other professional and recreational sports. This segment provides custom-fitting protective gear and apparel for baseball, softball, football, and lacrosse. It sells its products under the Arc'teryx, PeakPerformance, Salomon, Atomic, Armada, ENVE, Wilson, Louisville Slugger, DeMarini, EvoShield, and ATEC brands. The company distributes its products through retail stores, general sporting goods retailers, specialty stores, independently operated partner stores, and distributors, as well as its e-commerce websites, and retailer-owned and third-party e-commerce websites. The company was formerly known as Amer Sports Management Holding (Cayman) Limited and changed its name to Amer Sports, Inc. in August 2023. Amer Sports, Inc. was founded in 1950 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.
About PVH
PVH Corp. operates as an apparel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Tommy Hilfiger North America, Tommy Hilfiger International, Calvin Klein North America, Calvin Klein International, and Heritage Brands Wholesale segments. It designs and markets men's, women's, and children's branded apparel, footwear and accessories, underwear, sleepwear, outerwear, home furnishings, luggage, dresses, suits and swimwear, activewear, sportswear, socks and accessories, outerwear, golf products, footwear, watches and jewelry, eyeglasses and non-ophthalmic sunglasses, jeans wear, performance apparel, intimate apparel, dress shirts, handbags, fragrance, small leather goods, and other related products; and men's and boy's tailored clothing products, duvets, pillows, mattress pads and toppers, and feather beds. The company offers its products under its own brands, such as TOMMY HILFIGER, TOMMY JEANS, Calvin Klein, CK Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans, Calvin Klein Underwear, and Calvin Klein Performance, as well as various other owned, licensed, and private label brands. It distributes its products at wholesale in department, chain, and specialty stores; through warehouse clubs, mass market, and off-price and independent retailers; and through company-operated full-price, outlet stores, and concession locations; and through digital commerce sites. PVH Corp. was founded in 1881 and is based in New York, New York.
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