Financial Comparison: TED BAKER (OTCMKTS:TBAKF) and Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB)

TED BAKER (OTCMKTS:TBAKF) and Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for TED BAKER and Kontoor Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TED BAKER	0	0	0	0	0.00
Kontoor Brands	0	1	5	0	2.83

Kontoor Brands has a consensus target price of $89.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11.94%. Given Kontoor Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kontoor Brands is more favorable than TED BAKER.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares TED BAKER and Kontoor Brands”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TED BAKER	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kontoor Brands	$2.61 billion	1.71	$245.80 million	$4.48	17.88

Kontoor Brands has higher revenue and earnings than TED BAKER.

Profitability

This table compares TED BAKER and Kontoor Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TED BAKER	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kontoor Brands	9.48%	68.76%	15.02%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.1% of Kontoor Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Kontoor Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kontoor Brands beats TED BAKER on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TED BAKER

Ted Baker plc engages in the design, wholesale, and retail of menswear, womenswear, and accessories under the Ted Baker brand in the United States, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, Canada, and South Africa. The company operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Licensing. It offers various collections, including childrenswear, suiting, lingerie and nightwear, men's underwear, fragrance, skincare, eyewear, watches, luggage, jewelry and personal technology accessories, bedding, towels, wallpapers, rugs, gifting and stationery, swimwear, footwear, and toiletries. The company distributes its products through retail stores, concessions, retailers, and department stores, as well as through its e-commerce business. It operates through a network of 85 own stores, 130 concessions, and 31 outlets. Ted Baker plc was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About Kontoor Brands

Kontoor Brands, Inc., a lifestyle apparel company, designs, produces, procures, markets, distributes, and licenses denim, apparel, footwear, and accessories, primarily under the Wrangler and Lee brands. The company operates through two segments: Wrangler and Lee. It licenses and sells apparel under the Rock & Republic brand name. The company sells its products primarily through mass merchants, specialty stores, mid-tier and traditional department stores, company-operated stores, and online. It operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific regions. Kontoor Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.