Analyzing Sportsman’s Warehouse (SPWH) & Its Rivals

Sportsman’s Warehouse (NASDAQ:SPWH) is one of 285 publicly-traded companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Sportsman’s Warehouse to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Sportsman’s Warehouse has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sportsman’s Warehouse’s rivals have a beta of 1.91, meaning that their average stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sportsman’s Warehouse	$1.21 billion	-$50.06 million	-0.89
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	$7.29 billion	$386.47 million	33.19

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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.0% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sportsman’s Warehouse	1	2	2	0	2.20
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	3669	15587	21614	590	2.46

Sportsman’s Warehouse presently has a consensus price target of $2.28, suggesting a potential upside of 109.29%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 7.28%. Given Sportsman’s Warehouse’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Sportsman’s Warehouse is more favorable than its rivals.

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	-3.94%	-10.50%	-2.29%
Sportsman’s Warehouse Competitors	-3.69%	-14.02%	3.17%

Summary

Sportsman’s Warehouse rivals beat Sportsman’s Warehouse on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Sportsman’s Warehouse Company Profile

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.