Head-To-Head Survey: Sportsman’s Warehouse (SPWH) and Its Peers

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

Volatility & Risk

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

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	-6.38%	2.18%	1.42%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Sportsman’s Warehouse and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sportsman’s Warehouse	0	1	5	0	2.83
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	872	4915	5301	112	2.42

Sportsman’s Warehouse currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.41%. As a group, “RETAIL – APP/SHOE” companies have a potential upside of 19.22%. Given Sportsman’s Warehouse’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sportsman’s Warehouse has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

83.0% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of shares of all “RETAIL – APP/SHOE” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of shares of all “RETAIL – APP/SHOE” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sportsman’s Warehouse and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sportsman’s Warehouse	$1.20 billion	-$33.06 million	-3.65
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	$5.93 billion	$362.55 million	56.70

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.

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.