Comparing SharkNinja (NYSE:SN) & Calloway’s Nursery (OTCMKTS:CLWY)

Calloway’s Nursery (OTCMKTS:CLWY) and SharkNinja (NYSE:SN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Calloway’s Nursery and SharkNinja’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calloway’s Nursery	N/A	N/A	N/A
SharkNinja	7.86%	28.89%	12.86%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Calloway’s Nursery and SharkNinja, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calloway’s Nursery	0	0	0	0	0.00
SharkNinja	0	1	7	0	2.88

SharkNinja has a consensus price target of $121.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.92%. Given SharkNinja’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SharkNinja is more favorable than Calloway’s Nursery.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

34.8% of SharkNinja shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.4% of Calloway’s Nursery shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of SharkNinja shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Calloway’s Nursery has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SharkNinja has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Calloway’s Nursery and SharkNinja”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calloway’s Nursery	$87.25 million	0.16	$5.75 million	N/A	N/A
SharkNinja	$5.53 billion	2.40	$438.70 million	$3.16	29.82

SharkNinja has higher revenue and earnings than Calloway’s Nursery.

Summary

SharkNinja beats Calloway’s Nursery on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Calloway’s Nursery

Calloway's Nursery, Inc. operates garden centers in the United States. The company offers birding, fertilizers, garden tools,insect and pest control; mosquito control solutions, pottery, soils and mulches; weed control and fungicide to gardeners. It also provides cornelius home decor and lawn décor products. In addition, the company provides landscape design services. The company operates 24 stores under the Calloway's Nursery name in Texas. Calloway's Nursery, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.

About SharkNinja

SharkNinja, Inc., a product design and technology company, engages in the provision of various solutions for consumers worldwide. It offers cleaning appliances, including corded and cordless vacuums, including handheld and robotic vacuums, as well as other floorcare products comprising steam mops, wet/dry cleaning floor products, and carpet extraction; cooking and beverage appliances, such as air fryers, multi-cookers, outdoor and countertop grills and ovens, coffee systems, carbonation, cookware, cutlery, kettles, toasters and bakeware; food preparation appliances comprising blenders, food processors, ice cream makers, and juicers; and beauty appliances, such as hair dryers and stylers, as well as home environment products comprising air purifiers and humidifiers. The company sells its products through traditional brick-and-mortar retail channels and e-commerce channels, distributors, and direct-to-consumer channels under the Shark and Ninja brands. SharkNinja, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts.