Burberry Group (OTCMKTS:BURBY) & Kering (OTCMKTS:PPRUY) Head to Head Contrast

Burberry Group (OTCMKTS:BURBY) and Kering (OTCMKTS:PPRUY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Burberry Group and Kering, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Burberry Group	0	1	1	5	3.57
Kering	2	3	2	2	2.44

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.3% of Burberry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.0% of Kering shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Burberry Group has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kering has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Burberry Group and Kering’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Burberry Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kering	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Burberry Group and Kering”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Burberry Group	$3.14 billion	1.95	-$95.68 million	N/A	N/A
Kering	$18.61 billion	2.43	$1.23 billion	N/A	N/A

Kering has higher revenue and earnings than Burberry Group.

Summary

Kering beats Burberry Group on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Burberry Group

Burberry Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, retails, and wholesales luxury goods under the Burberry brand. The company operates in two segments, Retail/Wholesale and Licensing. It provides womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, beauty, eyewear, shoes, and accessories, as well as leather goods, such as bags. The company also licenses third parties to manufacture and distribute products using the Burberry trademarks. It sells its products through Burberry mainline stores, concessions, outlets, digital commerce, Burberry franchisees, department stores, and multi-brand specialty accounts, as well as through Burberry.com website. It operates in the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, and the Americas. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About Kering

Kering SA manages the development of a series of renowned houses in fashion, leather goods and jewelry in France, the Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, North America, Japan, and internationally. The company offers ready-to-wear products apparel and accessories for men and women. It also offers leather goods and shoes; watches and jewelry; eyewear products; and fragrances and cosmetics. The company provides Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, DoDo, Qeelin, Ginori 1735, Kering Beauté, and Kering Eyewear brands. The company was formerly known as PPR SA and changed its name to Kering SA in June 2013. Kering SA was founded in 1963 and is based in Paris, France.