Head to Head Contrast: Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) & Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV)

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) and Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.4% of Crocs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Savers Value Village shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Crocs shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Savers Value Village shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Crocs has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Savers Value Village has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Crocs and Savers Value Village’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crocs	5.72%	44.15%	16.12%
Savers Value Village	2.14%	8.85%	1.98%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Crocs and Savers Value Village, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crocs	3	5	7	0	2.27
Savers Value Village	0	4	4	1	2.67

Crocs currently has a consensus price target of $101.92, suggesting a potential upside of 23.06%. Savers Value Village has a consensus price target of $13.17, suggesting a potential downside of 2.19%. Given Crocs’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Crocs is more favorable than Savers Value Village.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Crocs and Savers Value Village”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crocs	$4.10 billion	1.10	$950.07 million	$3.73	22.20
Savers Value Village	$1.54 billion	1.36	$29.03 million	$0.21	64.10

Crocs has higher revenue and earnings than Savers Value Village. Crocs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Savers Value Village, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Crocs beats Savers Value Village on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Crocs

Crocs, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells casual lifestyle footwear and accessories for men, women, and children under Crocs and HEYDUDE Brand in the United States and internationally. The company offers various footwear products, including clogs, sandals, slides, flips, wedges, platforms, socks, boots, charms, flip flops, sneakers, and slippers. It sells its products through wholesalers, retail stores, e-commerce sites, third-party marketplaces, and kiosks/store-in-store locations. Crocs, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.

About Savers Value Village

Savers Value Village, Inc. sells second-hand merchandise in retail stores in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It operates stores under the Savers, Value Village, Value Village Boutique, Village des Valeurs, Unique, and 2nd Avenue brands. The company purchases secondhand textiles, including clothing, bedding, and bath items; shoes; accessories; housewares; books; and other goods from non-profit partners and then processes, selects, prices, merchandises, and sells them in its stores. It serves retail and wholesale customers. The company was formerly known as S-Evergreen Holding LLC and changed its name to Savers Value Village, Inc. in January 2022. Savers Value Village, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.