Fossil Group (FOSL) & The Competition Head-To-Head Review

Fossil Group (NASDAQ:FOSL) is one of 117 publicly-traded companies in the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Fossil Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Fossil Group and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fossil Group	$1.00 billion	-$78.30 million	-25.55
Fossil Group Competitors	$5.68 billion	$471.75 million	22.20

Fossil Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Fossil Group. Fossil Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Fossil Group has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fossil Group’s peers have a beta of 0.93, meaning that their average share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Fossil Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fossil Group	1	0	3	2	3.00
Fossil Group Competitors	1657	7669	10096	366	2.46

Fossil Group presently has a consensus target price of $9.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.73%. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 9.87%. Given Fossil Group’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fossil Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Fossil Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fossil Group	-1.86%	-7.76%	-0.93%
Fossil Group Competitors	-3.13%	14.14%	2.99%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

61.1% of Fossil Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.1% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Fossil Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Fossil Group peers beat Fossil Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Fossil Group Company Profile

Fossil Group designs, develops, markets and distributes fashion accessories, including watches, handbags, small leather goods, jewelry and other accessories. Its products are sold under company-owned brands such as Fossil, Skagen, Michele and Zodiac, as well as through licensing agreements with third-party brands. Founded in 1984, the company has built its business around combining watchmaking with fashion-oriented design. It serves customers internationally through wholesale partners, retail stores and online channels.