Under Armour (NYSE:UAA) & Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV) Head to Head Comparison

Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV) and Under Armour (NYSE:UAA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Savers Value Village and Under Armour, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Savers Value Village	1	3	4	1	2.56
Under Armour	4	18	3	0	1.96

Savers Value Village presently has a consensus target price of $13.67, indicating a potential upside of 77.14%. Under Armour has a consensus target price of $6.58, indicating a potential upside of 54.70%. Given Savers Value Village’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Savers Value Village is more favorable than Under Armour.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Savers Value Village and Under Armour”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Savers Value Village	$1.54 billion	0.78	$29.03 million	($0.01)	-771.50
Under Armour	$5.05 billion	0.36	-$201.27 million	($0.21)	-20.26

Savers Value Village has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Under Armour. Savers Value Village is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Under Armour, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Savers Value Village has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Under Armour has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.8% of Savers Value Village shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.6% of Under Armour shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Savers Value Village shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Under Armour shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Savers Value Village and Under Armour’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Savers Value Village	-0.11%	9.18%	2.01%
Under Armour	1.99%	7.24%	3.06%

Summary

Savers Value Village beats Under Armour on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Savers Value Village

Savers Value Village, Inc. sells second-hand merchandise in retail stores in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It operates stores under the Savers, Value Village, Value Village Boutique, Village des Valeurs, Unique, and 2nd Avenue brands. The company purchases secondhand textiles, including clothing, bedding, and bath items; shoes; accessories; housewares; books; and other goods from non-profit partners and then processes, selects, prices, merchandises, and sells them in its stores. It serves retail and wholesale customers. The company was formerly known as S-Evergreen Holding LLC and changed its name to Savers Value Village, Inc. in January 2022. Savers Value Village, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.

About Under Armour

Under Armour, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages developing, marketing, and distributing performance apparel, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and youth. The company provides its apparel in compression, fitted, and loose fit types. It also offers footwear products for running, training, basketball, cleated sports, recovery, and outdoor applications. In addition, the company provides accessories, which include gloves, bags, headwear, and socks; and engages in brand licensing, digital subscription, advertising, and other digital business activities. It primarily offers its products under the UNDER ARMOUR, ARMOUR, HEATGEAR, COLDGEAR, HOVR, UA, PROTECT THIS HOUSE, I WILL, ARMOUR FLEECE, and ARMOUR BRA brands. The company sells its products through wholesale channels, including national and regional sporting goods chains, independent and specialty retailers, department store chains, mono-branded Under Armour retail stores, institutional athletic departments, and leagues and teams, as well as independent distributors; and directly to consumers through Brand and Factory House stores, as well as through e-commerce websites. It operates in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.