Head-To-Head Review: Bolt Projects (NASDAQ:BSLK) and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI)

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI) and Bolt Projects (NASDAQ:BSLK) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Bolt Projects’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	8.74%	12.66%	8.20%
Bolt Projects	-774.20%	N/A	-249.44%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Bolt Projects, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	0	5	9	0	2.64
Bolt Projects	1	0	0	0	1.00

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet currently has a consensus target price of $144.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.81%. Given Ollie’s Bargain Outlet’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is more favorable than Bolt Projects.

Risk and Volatility

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bolt Projects has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

5.5% of Bolt Projects shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Bolt Projects shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Bolt Projects”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	$2.27 billion	3.36	$199.76 million	$3.45	36.04
Bolt Projects	$3.14 million	1.91	-$65.39 million	($11.70)	-0.14

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has higher revenue and earnings than Bolt Projects. Bolt Projects is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet beats Bolt Projects on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ollie’s Bargain Outlet

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the retail of closeouts, excess inventory, and salvage merchandise. It offers overstocks, package changes, manufacturer refurbished goods, and irregulars. The company’s products include housewares, food, books and stationery, bed and bath, floor coverings, electronics and toys. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings was founded by Mark Butler, Mort Bernstein, Oliver Rosenberg and Harry Coverman on July 29, 1982, and is headquartered in Harrisburg, PA.

About Bolt Projects

Bolt Projects Holdings, Inc. operates as a material solutions company. The company offers B-SILK PROTEIN, a biodegradable ingredient for the beauty and personal care industry. Its products also include MYLO, a mycelium-based leather material; and MICROSILK, a silk fiber. The company is based in San Francisco, California.