Contrasting BRP (NASDAQ:DOOO) and ANTA Sports Products (OTCMKTS:ANPDY)

BRP (NASDAQ:DOOO) and ANTA Sports Products (OTCMKTS:ANPDY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares BRP and ANTA Sports Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BRP	0.45%	67.30%	4.72%
ANTA Sports Products	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of ANTA Sports Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BRP and ANTA Sports Products”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BRP	$8.03 billion	0.57	-$154.60 million	$0.37	167.89
ANTA Sports Products	N/A	N/A	N/A	$14.92	16.57

ANTA Sports Products has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BRP. ANTA Sports Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BRP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for BRP and ANTA Sports Products, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BRP	0	4	8	1	2.77
ANTA Sports Products	0	0	0	0	0.00

BRP presently has a consensus price target of $94.75, indicating a potential upside of 52.53%. Given BRP’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe BRP is more favorable than ANTA Sports Products.

Dividends

BRP pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. ANTA Sports Products pays an annual dividend of $5.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. BRP pays out 164.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ANTA Sports Products pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BRP has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. ANTA Sports Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

BRP beats ANTA Sports Products on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BRP

BRP Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets powersports vehicles and marine products in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Mexico, Austria, and internationally. The Powersports segment offers year-round products, such as Can-Am all-terrain vehicles, side-by-side vehicles, and three-wheeled vehicles; and seasonal products, including Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo personal watercrafts and pontoons, Rotax engines for karts and recreational aircraft, and Pinion gearboxes with smart shift systems. The Marine segment provides Alumacraft, Manitou, Quintrex, Stacer, and Yellowfin boats; Rotax engines for jet boats; and Rotax S outboard engine. The company was formerly known as J.A. Bombardier (J.A.B.) Inc. and changed its name to BRP Inc. in April 2013. BRP Inc. was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Valcourt, Canada.

About ANTA Sports Products

ANTA Sports Products Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, design, manufacturing, and marketing of shoes, apparel, and accessories in the Mainland of China, Hong Kong, Macao, and internationally. The company's products portfolio includes running, cross-training, basketball, professional competition, training, physical education classes, outdoor sports, triathlon, golf, skiing, camping, hiking, urban outdoor, tennis, and other sports under the FILA, FILA KIDS, FILA FUSION, AMER, KOLON SPORT, ANTA, DESCENTE, and ANTA KIDS brands. It provides management, product design, logistics, and information technology services; manufactures shoe soles; holds trademarks; and develops and manages properties. It is also involved in the exporting and importing activities; and retailing of sporting goods. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Jinjiang, the People's Republic of China.