Sportsman’s Warehouse (SPWH) and The Competition Head to Head Analysis

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sportsman’s Warehouse	$1.21 billion	-$50.06 million	-0.89
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	$7.29 billion	$386.47 million	33.19

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.

Volatility & Risk

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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings 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	3669	15587	21614	590	2.46

Sportsman’s Warehouse currently has a consensus target price of $2.28, indicating a potential upside of 109.29%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 7.28%. Given Sportsman’s Warehouse’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sportsman’s Warehouse is more favorable 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	-3.94%	-10.50%	-2.29%
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	-3.69%	-14.02%	3.17%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

83.0% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by 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.

Summary

Sportsman’s Warehouse competitors beat Sportsman’s Warehouse on 10 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.