Ermenegildo Zegna (NYSE:ZGN) and Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM) Head to Head Survey

Ermenegildo Zegna (NYSE:ZGN – Get Rating) and Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM – Get Rating) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

54.0% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.3% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ermenegildo Zegna and Columbia Sportswear’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Columbia Sportswear has higher revenue and earnings than Ermenegildo Zegna.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Ermenegildo Zegna and Columbia Sportswear, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Ermenegildo Zegna presently has a consensus price target of $12.30, indicating a potential upside of 22.88%. Columbia Sportswear has a consensus price target of $112.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.57%. Given Columbia Sportswear’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Columbia Sportswear is more favorable than Ermenegildo Zegna.

Risk & Volatility

Ermenegildo Zegna has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Sportswear has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Ermenegildo Zegna and Columbia Sportswear’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Columbia Sportswear beats Ermenegildo Zegna on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

Ermenegildo Zegna Company Profile (Get Rating)

Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes luxury menswear, footwear, leather goods, and other accessories under the Zegna and the Thom Browne brands. It provides luxury leisurewear for men; formal suits, tuxedos, shirts, blazers, formal overcoats, and accessories; leather accessories comprising shoes, bags, belts, and small leather accessories; and fragrances. The company also offers luxury womenswear and childrenswear under the Thom Browne brand, as well as provides eyewear, cufflinks and jewelry, watches, underwear, and beachwear manufactured by third parties under licenses. It serves customers through its own and other retail stores, as well as online in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company was founded in 1910 and is based in Trivero, Italy. Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. is a subsidiary of Monterubello s.s.

Columbia Sportswear Company Profile (Get Rating)

Columbia Sportswear Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, sources, markets, and distributes outdoor, active, and everyday lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada. The company provides apparel, accessories, and equipment that are used in various activities, such as skiing, snowboarding, hiking, climbing, mountaineering, camping, hunting, fishing, trail running, water sports, yoga, golf, and adventure travel. It also offers footwear products that include lightweight hiking boots, trail running shoes, rugged cold weather boots for activities on snow and ice, sandals and shoes for use in water activities, and function-first fashion footwear and casual shoes for everyday use. The company sells its products under the Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, SOREL, and prAna brand names through the company owned network of branded and outlet retail stores, brand-specific e-commerce sites, and concession-based arrangements with third-parties at branded outlet and shop-in-shop retail locations, as well as through independently operated specialty outdoor and sporting goods stores, sporting goods chains, department store chains, Internet retailers, and international distributors. As of December 31, 2021, it operated approximately 455 retail stores. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

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