Sportsman's Warehouse (SPWH) Competitors

Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV) and Sportsman's Warehouse (NASDAQ:SPWH) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and profitability.

Which has better valuation & earnings, BGFV or SPWH?

Big 5 Sporting Goods has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sportsman's Warehouse. Sportsman's Warehouse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Big 5 Sporting Goods, 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	$884.74M	0.04	-$7.08M	-$2.61	-0.65
Sportsman's Warehouse	$1.29B	0.07	-$29M	-$0.91	-2.46

Does the media favor BGFV or SPWH?

In the previous week, Sportsman's Warehouse had 3 more articles in the media than Big 5 Sporting Goods. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sportsman's Warehouse and 0 mentions for Big 5 Sporting Goods. Sportsman's Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Big 5 Sporting Goods' score of 0.00 indicating that Sportsman's Warehouse is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Big 5 Sporting Goods	Neutral
Sportsman's Warehouse	Positive

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

42.0% of Big 5 Sporting Goods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Sportsman's Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Big 5 Sporting Goods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Sportsman's Warehouse shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate BGFV or SPWH?

Sportsman's Warehouse has a consensus price target of $2.80, suggesting a potential upside of 25.00%. Given Sportsman's Warehouse's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sportsman's Warehouse 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
Sportsman's Warehouse	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BGFV or SPWH?

Sportsman's Warehouse received 90 more outperform votes than Big 5 Sporting Goods when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.09% of users gave Sportsman's Warehouse 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%
Sportsman's Warehouse	Outperform Votes 424 67.09%	Underperform Votes 208 32.91%

Which has more volatility and risk, BGFV or SPWH?

Big 5 Sporting Goods has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sportsman's Warehouse has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BGFV or SPWH more profitable?

Sportsman's Warehouse has a net margin of -2.74% compared to Big 5 Sporting Goods' net margin of -7.04%. Sportsman's Warehouse's return on equity of -12.00% 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%
Sportsman's Warehouse	-2.74%	-12.00%	-3.33%

Summary

Sportsman's Warehouse beats Big 5 Sporting Goods on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.