Contrasting Tandy Brands Accessories (OTCMKTS:TBACQ) & Under Armour (NYSE:UA)

Tandy Brands Accessories (OTCMKTS:TBACQ) and Under Armour (NYSE:UA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Tandy Brands Accessories and Under Armour, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tandy Brands Accessories	0	0	0	0	0.00
Under Armour	2	1	0	0	1.33

Under Armour has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.26%. Given Under Armour’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Under Armour is more favorable than Tandy Brands Accessories.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

36.4% of Under Armour shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Tandy Brands Accessories shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Under Armour shares are owned by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares Tandy Brands Accessories and Under Armour’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tandy Brands Accessories	N/A	N/A	N/A
Under Armour	-9.98%	3.01%	1.05%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tandy Brands Accessories and Under Armour”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tandy Brands Accessories	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Under Armour	$4.97 billion	0.49	-$495.64 million	($1.16)	-4.95

Tandy Brands Accessories has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Under Armour.

Summary

Under Armour beats Tandy Brands Accessories on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tandy Brands Accessories

Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. engages in the design and marketing of accessories. Its products include belts, gifts, small leather goods, and bags for men, women, and children. The company was founded in November 1990 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

About Under Armour

Under Armour, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, markets, and distributes performance apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and youth. The company provides its apparel in compression, fitted, and loose fit types. It also offers footwear products for running, training, basketball, cleated sports, recovery, and outdoor applications. In addition, the company provides accessories, which include gloves, bags, headwear, and sports masks; and digital subscription, advertising, and other digital business services. It primarily offers its products under the UNDER ARMOUR, HEATGEAR, COLDGEAR, HOVR, UA, PROTECT THIS HOUSE, I WILL, UA Logo, ARMOUR FLEECE, and ARMOUR BRA brands. The company sells its products through wholesale channels, including national and regional sporting goods chains, independent and specialty retailers, department store chains, mono-branded Under Armour retail stores, institutional athletic departments, and leagues and teams, as well as independent distributors; and directly to consumers through a network of 439 Brand and Factory House stores, as well as through e-commerce websites. It operates in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. Under Armour, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.