Analyzing Sportsman’s Warehouse (SPWH) & Its Rivals

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

Insider and Institutional 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Sportsman’s Warehouse and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sportsman’s Warehouse	1	2	2	0	2.20
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	3696	15635	21654	593	2.46

Sportsman’s Warehouse currently has a consensus price target of $2.28, indicating a potential upside of 91.07%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 5.19%. Given Sportsman’s Warehouse’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sportsman’s Warehouse is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Sportsman’s Warehouse and its rivals’ 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	-3.59%	-13.85%	3.22%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sportsman’s Warehouse and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sportsman’s Warehouse	$1.21 billion	-$50.06 million	-0.97
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	$7.05 billion	$386.51 million	31.37

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

Summary

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

Sportsman’s Warehouse Company Profile

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.