Analyzing Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) & Lanvin Group (NYSE:LANV)

Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) and Lanvin Group (NYSE:LANV) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Oxford Industries has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lanvin Group has a beta of -0.18, suggesting that its stock price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Oxford Industries and Lanvin Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Industries	1	7	0	0	1.88
Lanvin Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Oxford Industries currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.99%. Given Oxford Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Oxford Industries is more favorable than Lanvin Group.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Oxford Industries and Lanvin Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Industries	$1.48 billion	0.37	-$27.89 million	($2.64)	-13.78
Lanvin Group	$281.43 million	0.69	-$269.83 million	N/A	N/A

Oxford Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Lanvin Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.2% of Oxford Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.4% of Lanvin Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Oxford Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Lanvin Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Oxford Industries and Lanvin Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Industries	-2.65%	4.55%	1.87%
Lanvin Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Oxford Industries beats Lanvin Group on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oxford Industries

Oxford Industries, Inc., an apparel company, designs, sources, markets, and distributes products of lifestyle and other brands worldwide. The company offers men's and women's sportswear and related products under the Tommy Bahama brand; and women's and girl's dresses and sportswear, scarves, bags, jewelry, and belts, as well as children's apparel, swim, footwear, and licensed products under the Lilly Pulitzer brand. In addition, the company licenses Tommy Bahama brand for various products, such as indoor and outdoor furniture, beach chairs, bedding and bath linens, fabrics, leather goods and gifts, headwear, hosiery, sleepwear, shampoo, toiletries, fragrances, cigar accessories, distilled spirits, and other products; and Lilly Pulitzer for stationery and gift products, home furnishing products, and eyewear. The company distribute its products through southerntide.com, thebeaufortbonnetcompany.com, and duckhead.com; and specialty retailers. It offers products through its retail stores, department stores, specialty stores, multi-branded e-commerce retailers, off-price retailers, and other retailers, as well as e-commerce sites. The company operates brand-specific full-price retail stores; Tommy Bahama food and beverage locations; and Tommy Bahama outlet stores. Oxford Industries, Inc. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Lanvin Group

Lanvin Group Holdings Limited operates as a couture house in the Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, China, and other Asian countries. It operates through five segments: Lanvin, Wolford, St. John, Sergio Rossi, and Caruso. The company offers ready-to-wear, made to measure, footwear, leather goods, costume jewelry, accessories, eyewear, and childrenswear under the Lanvin brand name; ready-to-wear, legwear, lingerie and beachwear, athleisure, and accessories under the Wolford brand; footwear under the Sergio Rossi brand name; luxury womenswear, footwear, handbags, jewelry, and leather goods under the St. John brand; and leisurewear and formalwear for men under the Caruso brand name. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. Lanvin Group Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Fosun International Limited.