Wolverine World Wide (NYSE:WWW – Get Free Report) is one of 117 public companies in the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Wolverine World Wide to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Wolverine World Wide and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Wolverine World Wide | $1.87 billion | $95.80 million | 16.79 |
| Wolverine World Wide Competitors | $5.67 billion | $471.75 million | 24.87 |
Wolverine World Wide’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Wolverine World Wide. Wolverine World Wide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Dividends
Wolverine World Wide pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Wolverine World Wide pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.4% and pay out 23.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Wolverine World Wide lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
90.2% of Wolverine World Wide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Wolverine World Wide shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Wolverine World Wide and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Wolverine World Wide | 5.55% | 28.50% | 7.23% |
| Wolverine World Wide Competitors | -3.42% | 12.82% | 2.74% |
Volatility and Risk
Wolverine World Wide has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wolverine World Wide’s rivals have a beta of 0.91, meaning that their average stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Wolverine World Wide and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Wolverine World Wide | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Wolverine World Wide Competitors | 1651 | 7646 | 10067 | 362 | 2.46 |
Wolverine World Wide presently has a consensus target price of $23.11, indicating a potential upside of 6.71%. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 14.01%. Given Wolverine World Wide’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wolverine World Wide has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Summary
Wolverine World Wide rivals beat Wolverine World Wide on 10 of the 15 factors compared.
About Wolverine World Wide
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. designs, manufactures, sources, markets, licenses, and distributes footwear, apparel, and accessories in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Canada and Latin America. It operates through Active Group and Work Group segments. The company offers casual footwear and apparel; performance outdoor and athletic footwear and apparel; kids' footwear; industrial work boots and apparel; and uniform shoes and boots. The company sources and markets a range of footwear and apparel styles, including shoes, boots and sandals under the Bates, Cat, Chaco, Harley-Davidson, Hush Puppies, Hytest, Merrell, Saucony, Sperry, Keds, Sweaty Betty, and Wolverine brands; and licenses under the Stride Rite brand. It also markets Merrell and Wolverine branded apparel and accessories, as well as licenses its brands for use on non-footwear products, including the Hush Puppies apparel, eyewear, watches, socks, handbags, and plush toys; and Wolverine branded eyewear and gloves. In addition, the company markets pigskin leather under the Wolverine Leather division; sourcing division provides consulting services related to product development, production control, quality assurance, materials procurement, compliance, and other service; and multi-brand direct-to-consumer division includes retail stores that sell footwear and apparel of its brand portfolio. Further, it sells its products to department stores, national chains, catalog and specialty retailers, independent retailers, uniform outlets, and mass merchant and government customers through retail stores, third-party licensees and distributors, and joint ventures; and operates brick and mortar retails stores, and e-commerce sites. Additionally, the company operates through a network of retail stores and e-commerce sites. Wolverine World Wide, Inc. was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Rockford, Michigan.
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