Head-To-Head Comparison: Phoenix Footwear Group (OTCMKTS:PXFG) vs. Carter’s (NYSE:CRI)

Phoenix Footwear Group (OTCMKTS:PXFG) and Carter’s (NYSE:CRI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Phoenix Footwear Group and Carter’s’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phoenix Footwear Group	-14.91%	N/A	N/A
Carter’s	4.79%	20.68%	7.29%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Phoenix Footwear Group and Carter’s”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Phoenix Footwear Group	$17.97 million	0.01	-$2.68 million	($0.18)	-0.07
Carter’s	$2.84 billion	0.33	$185.51 million	$3.77	6.75

Carter’s has higher revenue and earnings than Phoenix Footwear Group. Phoenix Footwear Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carter’s, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Phoenix Footwear Group and Carter’s, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phoenix Footwear Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Carter’s	3	2	0	0	1.40

Carter’s has a consensus target price of $30.25, suggesting a potential upside of 18.88%. Given Carter’s’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Carter’s is more favorable than Phoenix Footwear Group.

Risk and Volatility

Phoenix Footwear Group has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carter’s has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Carter’s beats Phoenix Footwear Group on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Phoenix Footwear Group

Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. designs, develops, markets, and sells women’s footwear primarily in the United States. The company offers its products under the Trotters and SoftWalk brand names. It distributes its products through department stores, specialty and independent retail stores, mail order catalogues, and Internet retailers, as well as directly to consumers through SoftWalkshoes.com and trotters.com Websites. Phoenix Footwear Group, Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.

About Carter’s

Carter’s, Inc. engages in the business of brand marketing of young children’s apparel. It operates through the following segments: the United States (US) Retail, US Wholesale, and International. The US Retail segment includes selling products through retail stores and ecommerce websites. The US Wholesale segment focuses on wholesale partners. The International segment is involved in selling in retail stores and ecommerce websites in Canada and Mexico, and to international wholesale customers and licensees. The company was founded by William Carter in 1865 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.