KSS vs. M, BURL, SHAK, GMS, URBN, JWN, TRIP, FL, ZGN, and AAP
Should you be buying Kohl's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kohl's include Macy's (M), Burlington Stores (BURL), Shake Shack (SHAK), GMS (GMS), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Nordstrom (JWN), Tripadvisor (TRIP), Foot Locker (FL), Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN), and Advance Auto Parts (AAP). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Kohl's vs.
Macy's (NYSE:M) and Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Macy's has higher revenue and earnings than Kohl's. Kohl's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Macy's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
82.7% of Macy's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Kohl's shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Macy's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Kohl's shares are held by company 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.
Macy's received 112 more outperform votes than Kohl's when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.09% of users gave Macy's an outperform vote while only 58.35% of users gave Kohl's an outperform vote.
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60.09%
Underperform Votes 613
39.91%
Kohl's Outperform Votes 811
58.35%
Underperform Votes 579
41.65%
Macy's has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Macy's' net margin of -0.81%. Kohl's' return on equity of 19.53% beat Macy's' return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Macy's 2.92% 19.53% 4.76% Kohl's -0.81% -3.79% -0.96% Macy's currently has a consensus target price of $15.09, suggesting a potential downside of 25.01%. Kohl's has a consensus target price of $25.75, suggesting a potential downside of 10.23%. Given Macy's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kohl's is more favorable than Macy's.
Macy's pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Kohl's pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Macy's pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kohl's pays out -152.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Macy's has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Kohl's has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Kohl's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Macy's has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kohl's has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Kohl's had 3 more articles in the media than Macy's. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Kohl's and 2 mentions for Macy's. Kohl's' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Macy's' score of 0.00 indicating that Macy's is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Macy's 2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive Kohl's 0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Summary
Macy's beats Kohl's on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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KSS vs. The Competition
| Metric | Kohl's | Department stores Industry | Retail Sector | NYSE Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $3.18B | $6.70B | $19.51B | $16.56B |
| Dividend Yield | 6.82% | 1.74% | 178.42% | 3.51% |
| P/E Ratio | -21.90 | 64.89 | 22.42 | 23.05 |
| Price / Sales | 0.18 | 9.12 | 7.41 | 6.15 |
| Price / Cash | 4.11 | 7.92 | 15.95 | 18.48 |
| Price / Book | 0.85 | 4.48 | 5.35 | 6.69 |
| Net Income | -$19M | $537.01M | $516.81M | $909.90M |
| 7 Day Performance | 3.65% | 0.64% | 0.82% | 0.33% |
| 1 Month Performance | 22.30% | 6.52% | 8.11% | 8.15% |
| 1 Year Performance | 13.58% | 10.70% | 16.32% | 14.39% |
Kohl's Competitors List
| Company | MarketRank | Share Price | Analysts' Price Target | 1Y Price Performance | Market Cap | Revenue | P/E Ratio | Employee Count | Indicator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M Macy's | 2.086 of 5 stars | $20.33 +1.7% | $15.09 -25.8% | -1.6% | $5.57B | $24.44B | 8.26 | 94,570 | Positive News |
BURL Burlington Stores | 1.7423 of 5 stars | $195.89 +2.1% | $203.11 +3.7% | -5.5% | $12.64B | $8.70B | 43.05 | 61,166 | |
SHAK Shake Shack | 1.9514 of 5 stars | $76.44 +2.9% | $71.22 -6.8% | +78.2% | $3.23B | $900.49M | 1,911.48 | 11,704 | |
GMS GMS | 1.53 of 5 stars | $83.14 +1.0% | $78.50 -5.6% | +62.2% | $3.31B | $5.33B | 11.25 | 7,007 | Analyst Downgrade Insider Selling Short Interest ↑ |
URBN Urban Outfitters | 1.7493 of 5 stars | $36.13 -0.4% | $35.42 -2.0% | +48.4% | $3.35B | $4.80B | 12.55 | 26,000 | Analyst Upgrade News Coverage |
JWN Nordstrom | 1.761 of 5 stars | $18.75 +1.7% | $17.06 -9.0% | +14.6% | $3.04B | $15.53B | 26.03 | 60,000 | Short Interest ↑ |
TRIP Tripadvisor | 1.7191 of 5 stars | $21.47 +0.7% | $21.06 -1.9% | +20.5% | $2.97B | $1.75B | -119.28 | 3,100 | Analyst Report |
FL Foot Locker | 2.0724 of 5 stars | $30.96 -0.2% | $26.05 -15.9% | -16.4% | $2.92B | $8.76B | 37.30 | 46,880 | |
ZGN Ermenegildo Zegna | 1.9599 of 5 stars | $11.59 +0.2% | $13.97 +20.5% | +13.0% | $2.81B | $1.57B | 0.00 | 6,256 | |
AAP Advance Auto Parts | 2.884 of 5 stars | $60.92 -0.5% | $79.53 +30.5% | -58.3% | $3.62B | $11.15B | 19.53 | 67,000 |
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