Contrasting Oxford Industries (OXM) & Its Competitors

Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) is one of 285 public companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Oxford Industries to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Oxford Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. Oxford Industries pays out -549.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.1% and pay out 35.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Oxford Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Oxford Industries is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.2% of Oxford Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Oxford Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Oxford Industries and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Industries	2	6	0	0	1.75
Oxford Industries Competitors	3663	15558	21593	586	2.46

Oxford Industries presently has a consensus price target of $35.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.80%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 8.77%. Given Oxford Industries’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Oxford Industries is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Oxford Industries and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Industries	-0.46%	4.88%	1.99%
Oxford Industries Competitors	-3.67%	-14.10%	3.17%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Oxford Industries and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Industries	$1.47 billion	-$27.89 million	-56.28
Oxford Industries Competitors	$7.26 billion	$386.47 million	32.31

Oxford Industries’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Industries. Oxford Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

Oxford Industries has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Industries’ competitors have a beta of 1.67, meaning that their average share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Oxford Industries competitors beat Oxford Industries on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Oxford Industries Company Profile

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.