Financial Contrast: Sportsman’s Warehouse (SPWH) & Its Competitors

Sportsman’s Warehouse (NASDAQ:SPWH) is one of 60 public companies in the “RETAIL – APP/SHOE” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Sportsman’s Warehouse to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.0% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of shares of all “RETAIL – APP/SHOE” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.7% of shares of all “RETAIL – APP/SHOE” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Sportsman’s Warehouse has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sportsman’s Warehouse’s competitors have a beta of 1.27, suggesting that their average stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Sportsman’s Warehouse and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sportsman’s Warehouse	$1.20 billion	-$33.06 million	-3.69
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	$5.93 billion	$365.27 million	55.04

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations 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	0	1	5	0	2.83
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	873	4919	5309	112	2.42

Sportsman’s Warehouse currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 15.25%. As a group, “RETAIL – APP/SHOE” companies have a potential upside of 19.42%. Given Sportsman’s Warehouse’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sportsman’s Warehouse has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

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	-3.01%	-7.65%	-1.96%
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	-6.36%	2.21%	1.43%

Summary

Sportsman’s Warehouse competitors beat Sportsman’s Warehouse on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Sportsman’s Warehouse Company Profile

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. engages in the retail of sporting and athletic goods. Its products include hunting and shooting, archery, fishing, camping, boating accessories, optics and electronics, knives and tools, and footwear. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in West Jordan, UT.