Head-To-Head Survey: Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) vs. RideNow Group (NASDAQ:RDNW)

RideNow Group (NASDAQ:RDNW) and Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for RideNow Group and Oxford Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RideNow Group	1	2	0	0	1.67
Oxford Industries	2	6	0	0	1.75

RideNow Group currently has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 60.38%. Oxford Industries has a consensus price target of $35.25, suggesting a potential upside of 39.00%. Given RideNow Group’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RideNow Group is more favorable than Oxford Industries.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

66.1% of RideNow Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.2% of Oxford Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.3% of RideNow Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Oxford Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

RideNow Group has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Industries has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares RideNow Group and Oxford Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RideNow Group	$1.08 billion	0.19	-$52.40 million	($0.23)	-23.04
Oxford Industries	$1.48 billion	0.26	-$27.89 million	($0.51)	-49.73

Oxford Industries has higher revenue and earnings than RideNow Group. Oxford Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RideNow Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares RideNow Group and Oxford Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RideNow Group	-0.76%	N/A	-1.17%
Oxford Industries	-0.46%	4.88%	1.99%

Summary

Oxford Industries beats RideNow Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RideNow Group

RumbleOn, Inc. primarily operates as a powersports retailer in the United States. It operates in two segments, Powersports and Vehicle Transportation Services. The Powersports segment provides new and pre-owned motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain or side-by-side vehicles, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, and other powersports products. It also offers parts, apparel, accessories, finance and insurance products and services, and aftermarket products, as well as repair and maintenance services. The Vehicle Transportation Services segment provides asset-light transportation brokerage services facilitating automobile transportation. The company was formerly known as Smart Server, Inc. and changed its name to RumbleOn, Inc. in February 2017. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Irving, Texas.

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.