Lands’ End (NASDAQ:LE – Get Free Report) and Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Lands’ End and Academy Sports and Outdoors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lands’ End | 26.62% | 7.96% | 3.38% |
| Academy Sports and Outdoors | 6.24% | 17.85% | 7.08% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Lands’ End and Academy Sports and Outdoors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lands’ End | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Academy Sports and Outdoors | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2.44 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
37.5% of Lands’ End shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Lands’ End shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Lands’ End and Academy Sports and Outdoors”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lands’ End | $1.34 billion | 0.23 | $5.51 million | $11.24 | 0.94 |
| Academy Sports and Outdoors | $6.05 billion | 0.52 | $376.77 million | $5.68 | 9.01 |
Academy Sports and Outdoors has higher revenue and earnings than Lands’ End. Lands’ End is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Academy Sports and Outdoors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Lands’ End has a beta of 2.32, indicating that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Academy Sports and Outdoors beats Lands’ End on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lands’ End
Lands’ End, Inc. operates as a digital retailer of apparel, swimwear, outerwear, accessories, footwear, home products, and uniform in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through U.S. eCommerce, International, Outfitters, Third Party, and Retail segments. The company also sells uniform and logo apparel. It sells its products through e-commerce and company operated stores, as well as through third party distribution channels under the Lands’ End, Lands’ End Lighthouse, Squall, Tugless Tank, Drifter, Outrigger, and Marinac, Beach Living brands, as well as Supima, No-Gape, Starfish, Little Black Suit, Iron Knees, Hyde Park, Year’ Rounder, ClassMate, Willis & Geiger, and ThermaCheck brands. Lands’ End, Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
About Academy Sports and Outdoors
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a sporting goods and outdoor recreational retailer in the United States. The company outdoor division comprises camping products, such as coolers and drinkware, and camping accessories and equipment,; fishing products, including marine equipment and fishing rods, reels, and baits and equipment; and hunting products, which includes firearms, ammunition, archery and archery equipment, camouflage apparel, waders, shooting accessories, gun safes, optics, airguns, and hunting equipment. Its sports and recreation division offers fitness equipment, fitness accessories, and nutrition supplies; team and specialty sports equipment, including baseball, football, basketball, soccer, golf, racket sports, volleyball, backpacks, and sports bags; recreation products, which includes patio furniture, outdoor cooking, trampolines, play sets, watersports, and pet equipment, as well as wheeled goods including bicycles, skateboards, and other ride-on toys; and electronics and watches, as well as front-end products, such as consumables, batteries, etc. The company's apparel division provides outdoor and seasonal apparel, denim, work apparel, graphic t-shirts, and accessories; boys and girls outdoor, and athletic apparel; sporting and fitness apparel; and professional and collegiate team licensed apparel and accessories. Its footwear division offers casual shoes, slippers, seasonal footwear, and socks; work and western boots, shoes, and hunting footwear; boys and girls footwear; athletic footwear, such as running shoes, athletic lifestyle, and training shoes; and team and specialty sports footwear, and slides. The company sells its products under the Academy Sports + Outdoors, Magellan Outdoors, BCG, O'rageous, Game Winner, Outdoor Gourmet, and Freely brand names. Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Katy, Texas.
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