Head-To-Head Survey: Hanesbrands (NYSE:HBI) versus Ted Baker (OTCMKTS:TBAKF)

Hanesbrands (NYSE:HBI) and Ted Baker (OTCMKTS:TBAKF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hanesbrands and Ted Baker”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hanesbrands	$3.53 billion	0.67	-$320.43 million	$0.92	7.23
Ted Baker	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ted Baker has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hanesbrands.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Hanesbrands and Ted Baker, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hanesbrands	0	5	1	0	2.17
Ted Baker	0	0	0	0	0.00

Hanesbrands currently has a consensus price target of $6.60, suggesting a potential downside of 0.75%. Given Hanesbrands’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hanesbrands is more favorable than Ted Baker.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

80.3% of Hanesbrands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Hanesbrands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Hanesbrands and Ted Baker’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hanesbrands	9.34%	129.43%	5.60%
Ted Baker	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Hanesbrands beats Ted Baker on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hanesbrands

Hanesbrands Inc., a consumer goods company, designs, manufactures, sources, and sells a range of range of innerwear apparels for men, women, and children in the Americas, Europe, the Asia pacific, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Innerwear, Activewear, and International. It sells men’s underwear, women’s panties, children’s underwear, and socks, as well as intimate apparel comprising bras and shapewear; home goods; activewear apparel comprising T-shirts, fleece, performance apparel, sport shirts, performance T-shirts and shorts, sports bras, teamwear, and thermals; and licensed logo apparel in collegiate bookstores and mass retail channels. The company licenses its Champion name for footwear and sports accessories. It offers its products under the Hanes, Champion, Maidenform, JMS/Just My Size, Bali, Polo Ralph Lauren, Playtex, Alternative, Gear for Sports, Comfortwash, Hanes Beefy-T, Bonds, Sheridan, Bras N Things, Wonderbra, Berlei, Zorba, Sol y Oro, Maidenform, Rinbros, Bellinda, and RITMO brand names through retailers, wholesalers, and third-party embellishers. Hanesbrands Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

About Ted Baker

Ted Baker plc engages in the design, wholesale, and retail of menswear, womenswear, and accessories under the Ted Baker brand in the United States, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Canada, and South Africa. The company operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Licensing. It offers various collections, including childrenswear, suiting, lingerie and nightwear, men's underwear, fragrance, skincare, eyewear, watches, luggage, jewelry and personal technology accessories, bedding, towels, wallpapers, rugs, gifting and stationery, swimwear, footwear, and toiletries. The company distributes its products through retail stores, concessions, retailers, and department stores, as well as through its e-commerce business. It operates through a network of 85 own stores, 130 concessions, and 31 outlets. Ted Baker plc was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.