SWBI vs. RGR, NPK, POWW, WRAP, VSTO, MNRO, BYON, GTN.A, AMC, and MBUU
Should you be buying Smith & Wesson Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smith & Wesson Brands include Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), National Presto Industries (NPK), AMMO (POWW), Wrap Technologies (WRAP), Vista Outdoor (VSTO), Monro (MNRO), Beyond (BYON), Gray Television (GTN.A), AMC Entertainment (AMC), and Malibu Boats (MBUU).
Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) and Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Smith & Wesson Brands. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith & Wesson Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. received 298 more outperform votes than Smith & Wesson Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.85% of users gave Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. an outperform vote while only 49.06% of users gave Smith & Wesson Brands an outperform vote.
Smith & Wesson Brands has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Smith & Wesson Brands currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.09%. Given Smith & Wesson Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Smith & Wesson Brands is more favorable than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc..
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a net margin of 7.71% compared to Smith & Wesson Brands' net margin of 5.05%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s return on equity of 12.30% beat Smith & Wesson Brands' return on equity.
In the previous week, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. had 17 more articles in the media than Smith & Wesson Brands. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. and 2 mentions for Smith & Wesson Brands. Smith & Wesson Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s score of 0.15 indicating that Smith & Wesson Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Smith & Wesson Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Smith & Wesson Brands pays out 84.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
59.3% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. beats Smith & Wesson Brands on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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