Blue (OTCMKTS:BLHI) versus Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) Critical Contrast

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Oxford Industries and Blue, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Industries	1	4	0	0	1.80
Blue	0	0	0	0	0.00

Oxford Industries currently has a consensus target price of $55.80, suggesting a potential upside of 40.42%. Given Oxford Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Oxford Industries is more favorable than Blue.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Oxford Industries and Blue”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	0.39	$92.97 million	$5.15	7.72
Blue	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Oxford Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Blue.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Industries	5.35%	14.97%	7.29%
Blue	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Oxford Industries beats Blue on 8 of the 8 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 Blue

Blue Holdings Inc., directly and through its wholly owned subsidiary Antik Denim, LLC, designs, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells high-end fashion jeans, apparel, and accessories under the principal brand names Antik Denim, Taverniti So Jeans, Yanuk, and Faith Connexion. Its products include jeans, jackets, belts, purses, and T-shirts. The company sells premium denim products and accessories in high-end department stores and fashion boutiques that cater to fashion conscious consumers. Its products are sold in the United States, Canada, Japan, and the European Union directly to department stores and boutiques, and through distribution arrangements in a various countries. Blue Holdings Inc. was formerly known as Marine Jet Technology Corp. and changed its name to Blue Holdings Inc. in June 2005. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Commerce, California with showrooms in Los Angeles and New York.