SuperGroup (OTCMKTS:SEPGY) and Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) Critical Analysis

Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) and SuperGroup (OTCMKTS:SEPGY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Abercrombie & Fitch and SuperGroup”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abercrombie & Fitch	$4.95 billion	1.17	$566.22 million	$10.43	12.16
SuperGroup	$655.98 million	0.01	-$177.94 million	N/A	N/A

Abercrombie & Fitch has higher revenue and earnings than SuperGroup.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Abercrombie & Fitch and SuperGroup, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abercrombie & Fitch	0	6	6	0	2.50
SuperGroup	0	0	0	0	0.00

Abercrombie & Fitch presently has a consensus price target of $110.10, indicating a potential downside of 13.16%. Given Abercrombie & Fitch’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Abercrombie & Fitch is more favorable than SuperGroup.

Profitability

This table compares Abercrombie & Fitch and SuperGroup’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abercrombie & Fitch	10.07%	38.01%	14.98%
SuperGroup	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Abercrombie & Fitch beats SuperGroup on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Abercrombie & Fitch

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. engages in the retail of apparel, personal care products, and accessories. The firm operates through following geographical segments: Americas, EMEA and APAC. The Americas segment includes operations in North America and South America. The EMEA segment includes operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The APAC segment includes operations in the Asia-Pacific region, including Asia and Oceania. The company was founded by David Abercrombie in 1892 and is headquartered in New Albany, OH.

About SuperGroup

Superdry plc designs, produces, markets, and sells clothing, footwear, and accessories primarily under the Superdry brand for men and women in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates through Retail and Wholesale segments. The Company operates through stores, concessions, various Internet sites, multi-brand independents and distributors, franchise, and license stores. It operates 213 owned, and 410 franchised and licensed stores; and 18 international websites. The company was formerly known as SuperGroup Plc and changed its name to Superdry plc in January 2018. Superdry plc was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Cheltenham, the United Kingdom.