AMMO (POWW) Competitors

AMMO (NASDAQ:POWW) and Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, POWW or ESCA?

AMMO has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Escalade has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, POWW or ESCA?

Escalade has higher revenue and earnings than AMMO. AMMO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Escalade, 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
AMMO	$141.75M	1.02	-$15.56M	-$0.21	-5.81
Escalade	$263.57M	0.79	$9.83M	$0.94	15.96

Is POWW or ESCA more profitable?

Escalade has a net margin of 5.20% compared to AMMO's net margin of -15.19%. Escalade's return on equity of 7.17% beat AMMO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMMO	-15.19%	2.35%	2.09%
Escalade	5.20%	7.17%	4.79%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in POWW or ESCA?

26.4% of AMMO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of Escalade shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.0% of AMMO shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of Escalade shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor POWW or ESCA?

Escalade received 223 more outperform votes than AMMO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.52% of users gave Escalade an outperform vote while only 54.84% of users gave AMMO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AMMO	Outperform Votes 17 54.84%	Underperform Votes 14 45.16%
Escalade	Outperform Votes 240 64.52%	Underperform Votes 132 35.48%

Do analysts prefer POWW or ESCA?

AMMO currently has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.95%. Given AMMO's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe AMMO is more favorable than Escalade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMMO	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Escalade	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to POWW or ESCA?

In the previous week, AMMO had 2 more articles in the media than Escalade. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for AMMO and 8 mentions for Escalade. AMMO's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat Escalade's score of 0.03 indicating that AMMO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AMMO	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Escalade	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Escalade beats AMMO on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.