ASO vs. IGT, GOLF, LOPE, HGV, MSGS, KTB, PWSC, IQ, MLCO, and YETI
Should you be buying Academy Sports and Outdoors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Academy Sports and Outdoors include International Game Technology (IGT), Acushnet (GOLF), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS), Kontoor Brands (KTB), PowerSchool (PWSC), iQIYI (IQ), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), and YETI (YETI).
Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) and International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Game Technology has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.
44.3% of International Game Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of International Game Technology shares are owned 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.
International Game Technology received 427 more outperform votes than Academy Sports and Outdoors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.41% of users gave Academy Sports and Outdoors an outperform vote while only 63.07% of users gave International Game Technology an outperform vote.
Academy Sports and Outdoors has higher revenue and earnings than International Game Technology. Academy Sports and Outdoors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Game Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Academy Sports and Outdoors presently has a consensus price target of $73.88, indicating a potential upside of 37.54%. International Game Technology has a consensus price target of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 36.69%. Given Academy Sports and Outdoors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Academy Sports and Outdoors is more favorable than International Game Technology.
Academy Sports and Outdoors has a net margin of 8.43% compared to International Game Technology's net margin of 4.98%. Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity of 28.99% beat International Game Technology's return on equity.
In the previous week, International Game Technology had 16 more articles in the media than Academy Sports and Outdoors. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for International Game Technology and 8 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors. Academy Sports and Outdoors' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat International Game Technology's score of 0.37 indicating that Academy Sports and Outdoors is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Academy Sports and Outdoors pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. International Game Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays out 6.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Game Technology pays out 76.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
Academy Sports and Outdoors beats International Game Technology on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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