RGR vs. SWBI, POWW, VSTO, WWW, SBGI, AMRK, TILE, AMC, BWMX, and MBUU
Should you be buying Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. include Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI), AMMO (POWW), Vista Outdoor (VSTO), Wolverine World Wide (WWW), Sinclair (SBGI), A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK), Interface (TILE), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (BWMX), and Malibu Boats (MBUU). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) and Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.
64.0% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
In the previous week, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. and Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. both had 4 articles in the media. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Smith & Wesson Brands' score of 0.33 indicating that Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Smith & Wesson Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. 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.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith & Wesson Brands has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Smith & Wesson Brands has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.83%. Given Smith & Wesson Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Smith & Wesson Brands is more favorable than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc..
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a net margin of 8.87% compared to Smith & Wesson Brands' net margin of 5.05%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s return on equity of 14.59% beat Smith & Wesson Brands' return on equity.
Summary
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. beats Smith & Wesson Brands on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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