Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX – Get Free Report) and Citizen Watch (OTCMKTS:CHCLY – Get Free Report) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Crocs and Citizen Watch’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Crocs | 20.02% | 53.20% | 16.76% |
Citizen Watch | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Crocs and Citizen Watch”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Crocs | $4.06 billion | 1.96 | $792.57 million | $12.92 | 10.16 |
Citizen Watch | N/A | N/A | N/A | $319.05 | 0.10 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
93.4% of Crocs shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Crocs shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Crocs and Citizen Watch, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Crocs | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2.85 |
Citizen Watch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Crocs currently has a consensus price target of $162.58, indicating a potential upside of 23.84%. Given Crocs’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crocs is more favorable than Citizen Watch.
Summary
Crocs beats Citizen Watch on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Crocs
Crocs, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells casual lifestyle footwear and accessories for men, women, and children under Crocs and HEYDUDE Brand in the United States and internationally. The company offers various footwear products, including clogs, sandals, slides, flips, wedges, platforms, socks, boots, charms, flip flops, sneakers, and slippers. It sells its products through wholesalers, retail stores, e-commerce sites, third-party marketplaces, and kiosks/store-in-store locations. Crocs, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.
About Citizen Watch
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells watches and their components worldwide. It operates through four segments: Watches, Machine Tools, Devices and Components, and Electronic and Other Products. The company offers movements, CNC automatic lathes, turning machines, LEDs for lighting, tactile switch, backlight unit, crystal devices, ferroelectric LCDS, printers, calculators, health care products, and other automotive components. Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Nishitokyo, Japan.
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