Sportsman’s Warehouse (SPWH) versus Its Rivals Head-To-Head Contrast

Sportsman’s Warehouse (NASDAQ:SPWH) is one of 285 public companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Sportsman’s Warehouse to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Sportsman’s Warehouse and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sportsman’s Warehouse	1	2	2	0	2.20
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	3685	15615	21635	592	2.46

Sportsman’s Warehouse presently has a consensus target price of $2.28, suggesting a potential upside of 105.71%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 6.53%. Given Sportsman’s Warehouse’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sportsman’s Warehouse is more favorable than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.0% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sportsman’s Warehouse and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sportsman’s Warehouse	$1.22 billion	-$50.06 million	-0.90
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	$7.06 billion	$386.51 million	31.17

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

Risk & Volatility

Sportsman’s Warehouse has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sportsman’s Warehouse’s competitors have a beta of 1.91, suggesting that their average stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sportsman’s Warehouse and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sportsman’s Warehouse	-3.94%	-10.50%	-2.29%
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	-3.62%	-13.77%	3.21%

Summary

Sportsman’s Warehouse competitors beat Sportsman’s Warehouse on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Sportsman’s Warehouse

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPWH) operates a specialty outdoor sporting goods retailer serving hunting, shooting, fishing, camping, hiking and other outdoor recreation markets. The company sells products through its retail stores and e-commerce platform, offering merchandise for outdoor enthusiasts as well as equipment and supplies for recreational and competitive sportsmen and women. Its product assortment generally includes firearms, ammunition, archery equipment, fishing tackle, camping gear, outdoor apparel, footwear, optics, knives and related accessories.