Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV) vs. SharkNinja (NYSE:SN) Head to Head Analysis

Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV) and SharkNinja (NYSE:SN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

42.0% of Big 5 Sporting Goods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.8% of SharkNinja shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Big 5 Sporting Goods shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of SharkNinja shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Big 5 Sporting Goods and SharkNinja, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Big 5 Sporting Goods	0	0	0	0	0.00
SharkNinja	0	1	6	1	3.00

SharkNinja has a consensus price target of $131.8571, indicating a potential upside of 12.84%. Given SharkNinja’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SharkNinja is more favorable than Big 5 Sporting Goods.

Risk and Volatility

Big 5 Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SharkNinja has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Big 5 Sporting Goods and SharkNinja’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Big 5 Sporting Goods	-12.14%	-39.67%	-10.70%
SharkNinja	8.82%	28.78%	13.23%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Big 5 Sporting Goods and SharkNinja”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Big 5 Sporting Goods	$762.76 million	0.04	-$69.07 million	($4.20)	-0.34
SharkNinja	$5.53 billion	2.98	$438.70 million	$3.66	31.93

SharkNinja has higher revenue and earnings than Big 5 Sporting Goods. Big 5 Sporting Goods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SharkNinja, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

SharkNinja beats Big 5 Sporting Goods on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Big 5 Sporting Goods

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation operates as a sporting goods retailer in the western United States. Its products include athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The company also offers a selection of outdoor and athletic equipment for team sports, fitness, camping, hunting, fishing, tennis, golf, and winter and summer recreation, as well as home recreation. It also provides private label items, such as shoes, apparel, camping equipment, fishing supplies, and snow sport equipment. The company sells private label merchandise under its trademarks comprising Golden Bear, Harsh, Pacifica, and Rugged Exposure. It also operates an e-commerce platform under the Big 5 Sporting Goods name. Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.

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.