Financial Comparison: SuperGroup (OTCMKTS:SEPGY) versus Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ)

SuperGroup (OTCMKTS:SEPGY) and Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares SuperGroup and Zumiez’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SuperGroup	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zumiez	1.54%	4.24%	2.05%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for SuperGroup and Zumiez, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SuperGroup	0	0	0	0	0.00
Zumiez	1	2	0	0	1.67

Zumiez has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.81%. Given Zumiez’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Zumiez is more favorable than SuperGroup.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.5% of Zumiez shares are held by institutional investors. 24.3% of Zumiez shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SuperGroup and Zumiez”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SuperGroup	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zumiez	$929.06 million	0.35	$13.38 million	$0.83	23.02

Zumiez has higher revenue and earnings than SuperGroup.

Summary

Zumiez beats SuperGroup on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Zumiez

Zumiez Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories, and hardgoods for young men and women. The company provides hardgoods, including skateboards, snowboards, bindings, components, and other equipment. It operates stores in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia under the names of Zumiez, Blue Tomato, and Fast Times. It operates zumiez.com, zumiez.ca, blue-tomato.com, and fasttimes.com.au e-commerce websites. Zumiez Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Lynnwood, Washington.