Head-To-Head Comparison: Sportsman’s Warehouse (SPWH) vs. The Competition

Sportsman’s Warehouse (NASDAQ:SPWH) is one of 60 public companies in the “RETAIL – APP/SHOE” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Sportsman’s Warehouse to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Sportsman’s Warehouse has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sportsman’s Warehouse’s rivals have a beta of 1.27, meaning that their average stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sportsman’s Warehouse	$1.20 billion	-$33.06 million	-3.71
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	$5.94 billion	$365.27 million	56.68

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.

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	-3.01%	-7.65%	-1.96%
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	-6.36%	2.21%	1.43%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.0% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of shares of all “RETAIL – APP/SHOE” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of shares of all “RETAIL – APP/SHOE” 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Sportsman’s Warehouse and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sportsman’s Warehouse	0	1	5	0	2.83
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	874	4923	5313	112	2.42

Sportsman’s Warehouse presently has a consensus price target of $3.21, indicating a potential downside of 9.88%. As a group, “RETAIL – APP/SHOE” companies have a potential upside of 16.62%. Given Sportsman’s Warehouse’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sportsman’s Warehouse has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Sportsman’s Warehouse rivals beat Sportsman’s Warehouse on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Sportsman’s Warehouse

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.