Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) and Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) Head to Head Contrast

Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) and Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Oxford Industries and Chewy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Industries	2	6	0	0	1.75
Chewy	0	8	16	1	2.72

Oxford Industries currently has a consensus price target of $35.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.06%. Chewy has a consensus price target of $30.45, suggesting a potential upside of 29.75%. Given Chewy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chewy is more favorable than Oxford Industries.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Oxford Industries and Chewy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Industries	$1.48 billion	0.30	-$27.89 million	($0.51)	-57.09
Chewy	$12.60 billion	0.75	$222.80 million	$0.66	35.56

Chewy has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Industries. Oxford Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chewy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Oxford Industries has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chewy has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

91.2% of Oxford Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of Chewy shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Oxford Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Chewy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Oxford Industries and Chewy’s 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%
Chewy	2.09%	60.88%	7.83%

Summary

Chewy beats Oxford Industries on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oxford Industries

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.

About Chewy

Chewy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the pure play e-commerce business in the United States. It provides pet food and treats, pet supplies and pet medications, and other pet-health products, as well as pet services for dogs, cats, fish, birds, small pets, horses, and reptiles through its retail websites and mobile applications. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Plantation, Florida.