Financial Contrast: SIGNA Sports United (NYSE:SSU) vs. Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV)

SIGNA Sports United (NYSE:SSU – Get Rating) and Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV – Get Rating) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares SIGNA Sports United and Big 5 Sporting Goods’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SIGNA Sports United	N/A	N/A	N/A
Big 5 Sporting Goods	2.63%	9.68%	3.53%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for SIGNA Sports United and Big 5 Sporting Goods, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SIGNA Sports United	0	2	0	0	2.00
Big 5 Sporting Goods	0	0	0	0	N/A

SIGNA Sports United currently has a consensus price target of $5.10, suggesting a potential upside of 14.86%. Given SIGNA Sports United’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SIGNA Sports United is more favorable than Big 5 Sporting Goods.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.6% of SIGNA Sports United shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.0% of Big 5 Sporting Goods shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of SIGNA Sports United shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of Big 5 Sporting Goods shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

SIGNA Sports United has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Big 5 Sporting Goods has a beta of 2.71, suggesting that its share price is 171% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SIGNA Sports United and Big 5 Sporting Goods’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SIGNA Sports United	$1.15 billion	1.49	-$613.33 million	N/A	N/A
Big 5 Sporting Goods	$995.54 million	0.20	$102.39 million	$1.19	7.55

Big 5 Sporting Goods has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SIGNA Sports United.

Summary

Big 5 Sporting Goods beats SIGNA Sports United on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SIGNA Sports United

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SIGNA Sports United N.V. operates online sports web shops in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Its product categories include bike, tennis/racket sports, outdoor, and team sports and athleisure. The company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

About Big 5 Sporting Goods

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Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. operates as a holding company. The firm engages in the retail of sporting goods. Its products include athletic shoes, apparel and accessories, as well as outdoor and athletic equipment for team sports, fitness, camping, hunting, fishing, tennis, golf, winter and summer recreation and roller sports. The company was founded by Maurie I. Liff, Harry A. Liff and Robert W. Miller in 1955 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.