Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) Competitors

Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV) and Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and valuation.

Is BGFV or TSCO more profitable?

Tractor Supply has a net margin of 7.40% compared to Big 5 Sporting Goods' net margin of -7.04%. Tractor Supply's return on equity of 49.01% beat Big 5 Sporting Goods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Big 5 Sporting Goods	-7.04%	-15.34%	-5.36%
Tractor Supply	7.40%	49.01%	11.32%

Does the media prefer BGFV or TSCO?

In the previous week, Tractor Supply had 42 more articles in the media than Big 5 Sporting Goods. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Tractor Supply and 1 mentions for Big 5 Sporting Goods. Big 5 Sporting Goods' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Tractor Supply's score of 1.15 indicating that Big 5 Sporting Goods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Big 5 Sporting Goods	Very Positive
Tractor Supply	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, BGFV or TSCO?

Big 5 Sporting Goods has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tractor Supply has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BGFV or TSCO?

Tractor Supply has higher revenue and earnings than Big 5 Sporting Goods. Big 5 Sporting Goods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tractor Supply, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Big 5 Sporting Goods	$795.47M	0.02	-$7.08M	-$3.15	-0.26
Tractor Supply	$14.88B	1.82	$1.10B	$2.04	25.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BGFV or TSCO?

Tractor Supply received 707 more outperform votes than Big 5 Sporting Goods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.68% of users gave Tractor Supply an outperform vote while only 61.85% of users gave Big 5 Sporting Goods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Big 5 Sporting Goods	Outperform Votes 334 61.85%	Underperform Votes 206 38.15%
Tractor Supply	Outperform Votes 1041 69.68%	Underperform Votes 453 30.32%

Is BGFV or TSCO a better dividend stock?

Big 5 Sporting Goods pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.2%. Tractor Supply pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Big 5 Sporting Goods pays out -6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tractor Supply pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Tractor Supply has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Big 5 Sporting Goods is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BGFV or TSCO?

42.0% of Big 5 Sporting Goods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Tractor Supply shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Big 5 Sporting Goods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Tractor Supply shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend BGFV or TSCO?

Tractor Supply has a consensus price target of $59.07, suggesting a potential upside of 15.82%. Given Tractor Supply's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tractor Supply is more favorable than Big 5 Sporting Goods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Big 5 Sporting Goods	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Tractor Supply	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Summary

Tractor Supply beats Big 5 Sporting Goods on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.