Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI) & National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) Head to Head Comparison

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for National Vision and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Vision	1	4	6	2	2.69
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	0	4	12	0	2.75

National Vision presently has a consensus price target of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.78%. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has a consensus price target of $142.14, suggesting a potential upside of 25.65%. Given Ollie’s Bargain Outlet’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is more favorable than National Vision.

Volatility and Risk

National Vision has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares National Vision and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Vision	$1.82 billion	1.16	-$28.50 million	($0.03)	-888.67
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	$2.27 billion	3.05	$199.76 million	$3.62	31.25

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has higher revenue and earnings than National Vision. National Vision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares National Vision and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Vision	-0.12%	3.58%	1.52%
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	8.81%	12.86%	8.29%

Summary

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet beats National Vision on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About National Vision

National Vision Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an optical retailer in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Owned & Host and Legacy. It offers eyeglasses and contact lenses, and optical accessory products; provides eye exams through its America’s Best, Eyeglass World, Vista Optical, Fred Meyer, and Vista Optical military, as well as Vision Center branded stores; and offers health maintenance organization and optometric services. National Vision Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.

About Ollie’s Bargain Outlet

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the retail of closeouts, excess inventory, and salvage merchandise. It offers overstocks, package changes, manufacturer refurbished goods, and irregulars. The company’s products include housewares, food, books and stationery, bed and bath, floor coverings, electronics and toys. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings was founded by Mark Butler, Mort Bernstein, Oliver Rosenberg and Harry Coverman on July 29, 1982, and is headquartered in Harrisburg, PA.