Talon International (OTCMKTS:TALN) vs. Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) Critical Comparison

Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) and Talon International (OTCMKTS:TALN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Oxford Industries and Talon International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Industries	2	5	0	0	1.71
Talon International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Oxford Industries currently has a consensus target price of $45.40, suggesting a potential upside of 16.50%. Given Oxford Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Oxford Industries is more favorable than Talon International.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Oxford Industries and Talon International”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Industries	$1.52 billion	0.38	$92.97 million	($0.33)	-118.09
Talon International	$32.11 million	N/A	$220,000.00	N/A	N/A

Oxford Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Talon International.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.2% of Oxford Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Oxford Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Talon International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Oxford Industries has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talon International has a beta of -0.85, indicating that its stock price is 185% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Oxford Industries and Talon International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Industries	-0.20%	9.35%	4.18%
Talon International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Oxford Industries beats Talon International on 8 of the 10 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 Talon International

Talon International, Inc. manufactures and distributes apparel components and accessories to manufacturers of fashion apparel, specialty retailers, and mass merchandisers. The company offers a line of metal, coil, and plastic zippers under the Talon brand name; apparel trim components, including tags, labels, buttons, rivets, leather patches, woven labels, heat transfer seals, tapes, ribbons, printed marketing material, polybasic, packing cartons, and hangers; Flex-It films, adhesive films, overlay films, seam sealing tapes; metal fasteners; stretch waistbands, shirt collars, and inner pocketing panels under the Tekfit brand, as well as packaging and other items; and specialty stretch technology for interlinings. It also provides outsourced trim design, sourcing, and management services, as well as supplies custom branded trim components. The company sells its products through its own sales force in the United States, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Bangladesh, as well as through sales representatives in Europe. The company was formerly known as Tag-It Pacific, Inc. and changed its name to Talon International, Inc. in July 2007. Talon International, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.