Johnson Outdoors (NASDAQ:JOUT) vs. Twin Vee PowerCats (NASDAQ:VEEE) Head-To-Head Review

Johnson Outdoors (NASDAQ:JOUT) and Twin Vee PowerCats (NASDAQ:VEEE) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Johnson Outdoors has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Twin Vee PowerCats has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.1% of Johnson Outdoors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of Twin Vee PowerCats shares are held by institutional investors. 28.2% of Johnson Outdoors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Twin Vee PowerCats shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Johnson Outdoors and Twin Vee PowerCats”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Johnson Outdoors	$625.70 million	0.89	-$34.29 million	($2.19)	-24.36
Twin Vee PowerCats	$14.82 million	0.10	-$8.61 million	($4.35)	-0.04

Twin Vee PowerCats has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Johnson Outdoors. Johnson Outdoors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Twin Vee PowerCats, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Johnson Outdoors and Twin Vee PowerCats’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Outdoors	-3.56%	0.83%	0.58%
Twin Vee PowerCats	-58.08%	-44.68%	-36.22%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Johnson Outdoors and Twin Vee PowerCats, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Johnson Outdoors	1	1	0	0	1.50
Twin Vee PowerCats	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

Johnson Outdoors beats Twin Vee PowerCats on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Johnson Outdoors

Johnson Outdoors Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets seasonal and outdoor recreational products for fishing worldwide. It operates through four segments: Fishing, Camping, Watercraft Recreation, and Diving. The Fishing segment offers electric motors for trolling, marine battery chargers, and shallow water anchors; sonar and GPS equipment for fish finding, navigation, and marine cartography; and downriggers for controlled-depth fishing. This segment sells its products under the Minn Kota, Humminbird, and Cannon brands through outdoor specialty and Internet retailers, retail store chains, original equipment manufacturers, and distributors. The Camping segment provides consumer, commercial, and military tents and accessories; camping stoves; other recreational camping products; and portable outdoor cooking systems. This segment sells its products under the Eureka! and Jetboil brands through specialty stores, sporting goods stores, internet retailers, and direct to consumers. The Watercraft Recreation segment offers kayaks, canoes, and paddles for family recreation, touring, angling, and tripping through independent specialty and outdoor retailers under Old Town and Carlisle brands. The Diving segment manufactures and markets underwater diving and snorkeling equipment, such as regulators, buoyancy compensators, dive computers and gauges, wetsuits, masks, fins, snorkels, and accessories through independent specialty dive stores and diving magazines under the SCUBAPRO brand name. This segment also provides regular maintenance, product repair, diving education, and travel program services; and sells diving gear to dive training centers, resorts, and public safety units. It sells its products through websites. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin.

About Twin Vee PowerCats

Twin Vee PowerCats Co. engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of recreational and commercial power catamaran boats. The firm is focused on designing and developing its products under the ELECTRA Power Sports brand. It operates through the following segments: Gas-Powered Boats, Electric Boat and Development, and Franchise. The Gas-Powered Boats segment manufactures boats that use fuel. The Electric Boat and Development segment designs fully electric boats through Forza X1 Inc. The Franchise segment deals with developing a standard product offering that is sold for franchise. The company was founded by Roger Dunshee in 1996 and is headquartered in Fort Pierce, FL.