DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) and Calloway’s Nursery (OTCMKTS:CLWY) Head to Head Survey

Calloway’s Nursery (OTCMKTS:CLWY) and DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Calloway’s Nursery and DICK’S Sporting Goods’ 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
DICK’S Sporting Goods	6.86%	30.55%	9.43%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.8% of DICK’S Sporting Goods shares are held by institutional investors. 36.4% of Calloway’s Nursery shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.6% of DICK’S Sporting Goods shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Calloway’s Nursery and DICK’S Sporting Goods, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calloway’s Nursery	0	0	0	0	0.00
DICK’S Sporting Goods	1	9	10	1	2.52

DICK’S Sporting Goods has a consensus price target of $238.37, suggesting a potential upside of 17.80%. Given DICK’S Sporting Goods’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DICK’S Sporting Goods is more favorable than Calloway’s Nursery.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Calloway’s Nursery and DICK’S Sporting Goods”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calloway’s Nursery	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.21	9.76
DICK’S Sporting Goods	$13.44 billion	1.35	$1.17 billion	$12.43	16.28

DICK’S Sporting Goods has higher revenue and earnings than Calloway’s Nursery. Calloway’s Nursery is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DICK’S Sporting Goods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Calloway’s Nursery has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DICK’S Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DICK’S Sporting Goods beats Calloway’s Nursery on 12 of the 13 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 DICK’S Sporting Goods

DICK’s Sporting Goods, Inc. engages in the retailing of an extensive assortment of authentic sports equipment, apparel, footwear, and accessories. It also offers its products both online and through mobile applications. The company was founded by Richard T. Stack in 1948 and is headquartered in Coraopolis, PA.