Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ:COLM – Get Free Report) and Perfect Moment (NASDAQ:PMNT – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Columbia Sportswear and Perfect Moment”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Columbia Sportswear | $3.37 billion | 1.28 | $223.27 million | $3.87 | 20.15 |
| Perfect Moment | $21.31 million | 0.96 | -$8.72 million | ($1.30) | -0.95 |
Columbia Sportswear has higher revenue and earnings than Perfect Moment. Perfect Moment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Sportswear, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Columbia Sportswear | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Perfect Moment | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Columbia Sportswear presently has a consensus price target of $88.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.86%. Perfect Moment has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 387.80%. Given Perfect Moment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Perfect Moment is more favorable than Columbia Sportswear.
Profitability
This table compares Columbia Sportswear and Perfect Moment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Columbia Sportswear | 6.63% | 12.23% | 7.93% |
| Perfect Moment | -67.38% | -513.83% | -119.38% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
47.8% of Columbia Sportswear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of Perfect Moment shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.7% of Columbia Sportswear 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.
Summary
Columbia Sportswear beats Perfect Moment on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Columbia Sportswear
Columbia Sportswear Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and distributes outdoor, active, and everyday lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada. The company provides apparel, accessories, and equipment for hiking, trail running, snow, fishing, hunting, mountaineering, climbing, skiing and snowboarding, trail, and outdoor activities. It offers footwear products that include lightweight hiking boot; trail running shoes; rugged cold weather boots; sandals and shoes for use in water activities; and footwear for lifestyle wear. In addition, it owned network of branded and outlet retail stores; brand-specific e-commerce sites; and concession or franchise-based arrangements with third parties at branded outlet and shop-in-shop retail locations, as well as through independently operated specialty outdoor and sporting goods stores, sporting goods chains, department store chains, internet retailers, and international distributors. The company sells its products under the Columbia, Mountain Hard Wear, SOREL, and prAna brand names. Columbia Sportswear Company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
About Perfect Moment
Perfect Moment Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a fashion brand that offers ski, surf, and activewear collections under the brand name of Perfect Moment. It offers skiwear, outerwear, swimwear and activewear for women, men, and children. The company sells its collections directly to customers through e-commerce and to wholesale accounts, as well as through other sales partnerships. Perfect Moment Ltd. was founded in 1984 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
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