Contrasting Anta Sports Products (OTCMKTS:ANPDF) & Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK)

Anta Sports Products (OTCMKTS:ANPDF) and Birkenstock (NYSE:BIRK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Anta Sports Products and Birkenstock, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anta Sports Products	0	0	0	0	0.00
Birkenstock	0	1	14	1	3.00

Birkenstock has a consensus target price of $68.07, suggesting a potential upside of 29.45%. Given Birkenstock’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Birkenstock is more favorable than Anta Sports Products.

Profitability

This table compares Anta Sports Products and Birkenstock’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anta Sports Products	N/A	N/A	N/A
Birkenstock	12.86%	10.22%	5.53%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Anta Sports Products and Birkenstock”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anta Sports Products	$8.82 billion	3.76	$1.45 billion	N/A	N/A
Birkenstock	$1.96 billion	5.05	$207.85 million	$1.42	37.03

Anta Sports Products has higher revenue and earnings than Birkenstock.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.9% of Birkenstock shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Birkenstock beats Anta Sports Products on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Anta Sports Products

ANTA Sports Products Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, design, manufacturing, and marketing of shoes, apparel, and accessories in the Mainland of China, Hong Kong, Macao, and internationally. The company's products portfolio includes running, cross-training, basketball, professional competition, training, physical education classes, outdoor sports, triathlon, golf, skiing, camping, hiking, urban outdoor, tennis, and other sports under the FILA, FILA KIDS, FILA FUSION, AMER, KOLON SPORT, ANTA, DESCENTE, and ANTA KIDS brands. It provides management, product design, logistics, and information technology services; manufactures shoe soles; holds trademarks; and develops and manages properties. It is also involved in the exporting and importing activities; and retailing of sporting goods. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Jinjiang, the People's Republic of China.

About Birkenstock

Birkenstock Holding plc manufactures and sells footwear products. It also offers sandals, shoes, closed-toe silhouettes, skincare products, and accessories. The company sells its products through e-commerce sites and a network of owned retail stores, as well as business-to-business channels. It operates in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Europe, APMA, and internationally. Birkenstock Holding plc was founded in 1774 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. Birkenstock Holding plc is a subsidiary of BK LC Lux MidCo S.à r.l.