Head-To-Head Analysis: Fox Factory (FOXF) & The Competition

Fox Factory (NASDAQ:FOXF) is one of 148 publicly-traded companies in the “Automobile Components” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Fox Factory to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Fox Factory and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fox Factory	2	3	1	1	2.14
Fox Factory Competitors	1091	4504	6139	203	2.46

Fox Factory presently has a consensus target price of $19.60, indicating a potential upside of 11.55%. As a group, “Automobile Components” companies have a potential upside of 61.14%. Given Fox Factory’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Fox Factory has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Fox Factory and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fox Factory	$1.47 billion	-$544.58 million	-1.81
Fox Factory Competitors	$6.57 billion	$73.97 million	3.77

Fox Factory’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Fox Factory. Fox Factory 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

48.4% of shares of all “Automobile Components” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fox Factory shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of shares of all “Automobile Components” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Fox Factory has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fox Factory’s rivals have a beta of 3.88, meaning that their average share price is 288% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Fox Factory and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fox Factory	-28.58%	8.43%	3.48%
Fox Factory Competitors	-40.68%	0.08%	-1.82%

Summary

Fox Factory rivals beat Fox Factory on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Fox Factory

Fox Factory Holding Corp. designs, engineers and manufactures ride-dynamics and performance products for vehicles and outdoor recreation. Its offerings include suspension systems and components used in mountain bikes, motorcycles, off-road vehicles, trucks and other applications. The company sells products under brands including FOX, Marzocchi, Race Face and Easton. Its portfolio serves original equipment manufacturers as well as aftermarket customers, with products distributed in markets around the world.