Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) and TOD’S (OTCMKTS:TDPAY) Critical Survey

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) and TOD’S (OTCMKTS:TDPAY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Crocs and TOD’S, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crocs	0	1	7	1	3.00
TOD’S	1	0	1	0	2.00

Crocs presently has a consensus price target of $149.30, suggesting a potential upside of 21.03%. Given Crocs’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Crocs is more favorable than TOD’S.

Profitability

This table compares Crocs and TOD’S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crocs	20.00%	61.97%	16.19%
TOD’S	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Crocs and TOD’S’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crocs	$3.96 billion	1.88	$792.57 million	$12.81	9.63
TOD’S	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Crocs has higher revenue and earnings than TOD’S.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.4% of Crocs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of TOD’S shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Crocs shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Crocs beats TOD’S on 10 of the 10 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 TOD’S

TOD'S S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, creates, produces, and distributes shoes, leather goods and accessories, and apparel in Italy, rest of Europe, the Americas, Greater China, and internationally. It distributes its products through directly operated single-brand stores (DOS), the e-commerce channels, franchised retail outlets, and a series of selected independent multi-brand stores under the TOD'S, HOGAN, FAY, and ROGER VIVIER brands. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Sant'Elpidio a Mare, Italy.