Contrasting Calloway’s Nursery (CLWY) and Its Competitors

Insider and Institutional Ownership

74.9% of shares of all “RETAIL – MISC/DIV” companies are owned by institutional investors. 36.4% of Calloway’s Nursery shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of shares of all “RETAIL – MISC/DIV” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Calloway’s Nursery and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calloway’s Nursery	$87.25 million	$5.75 million	9.76
Calloway’s Nursery Competitors	$13.56 billion	$412.55 million	13.71

Calloway’s Nursery’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Calloway’s Nursery. Calloway’s Nursery is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Calloway’s Nursery and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calloway’s Nursery	N/A	N/A	N/A
Calloway’s Nursery Competitors	6.54%	5.29%	11.59%

Volatility & Risk

Calloway’s Nursery has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calloway’s Nursery’s rivals have a beta of 1.14, meaning that their average share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Calloway’s Nursery pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Calloway’s Nursery pays out 119.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “RETAIL – MISC/DIV” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.5% and pay out 29.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Calloway’s Nursery rivals beat Calloway’s Nursery on 9 of the 11 factors compared.

About Calloway’s Nursery

Calloway's Nursery, Inc. operates garden centers in the United States. The company offers birding, fertilizers, garden tools,insect and pest control; mosquito control solutions, pottery, soils and mulches; weed control and fungicide to gardeners. It also provides cornelius home decor and lawn décor products. In addition, the company provides landscape design services. The company operates 24 stores under the Calloway's Nursery name in Texas. Calloway's Nursery, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.