Canada Goose (NYSE:GOOS – Get Free Report) and Hennes & Mauritz (OTCMKTS:HNNMY – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Canada Goose and Hennes & Mauritz’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Canada Goose | 1.42% | 14.60% | 4.57% |
| Hennes & Mauritz | 5.55% | 31.51% | 7.38% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Canada Goose and Hennes & Mauritz, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Canada Goose | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.90 |
| Hennes & Mauritz | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.75 |
Volatility & Risk
Canada Goose has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hennes & Mauritz has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
83.6% of Canada Goose shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Hennes & Mauritz shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Canada Goose shares are held 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.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Canada Goose and Hennes & Mauritz”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Canada Goose | $1.11 billion | 0.86 | $16.29 million | $0.13 | 75.65 |
| Hennes & Mauritz | $23.01 billion | 1.03 | $1.23 billion | $0.16 | 21.00 |
Hennes & Mauritz has higher revenue and earnings than Canada Goose. Hennes & Mauritz is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canada Goose, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Hennes & Mauritz beats Canada Goose on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Canada Goose
Canada Goose Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells performance luxury apparel for men, women, youth, children, and babies in Canada, the United States, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through three segments: Direct-to-Consumer, Wholesale, and Other. It offers parkas, lightweight down jackets, rainwear, windwear, apparel, fleece, footwear, and accessories for fall, winter, and spring seasons. The company operates through national e-commerce markets and directly operated retail stores. Canada Goose Holdings Inc. was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
About Hennes & Mauritz
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H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) provides clothing, accessories, footwear, cosmetics, home textiles, and homeware for women, men, and children worldwide. It offers sportswear, shoes, bags, beauty products, activewear, jeans, and ready-to-wear; and interior products, including bed linens, dinnerware, textiles, furniture, and lighting. The company provides its products under the H&M, H&M HOME, H&M Move, H&M Beauty, COS, Weekday, Monki, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound, and Singular Society brand names. In addition, it operates Sellpy, a broad digital platform for second-hand fashion and other products; and Creator Studio, a global platform for merchandise design and production, as well as provides solutions to extend the useful life of unwanted garments through reuse and recycling under Looper Textile name. The company offers its products through online and physical stores. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) was incorporated in 1943 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
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