Comparing Sportsman’s Warehouse (NASDAQ:SPWH) & Christopher & Banks (OTCMKTS:CBKCQ)

Christopher & Banks (OTCMKTS:CBKCQ) and Sportsman’s Warehouse (NASDAQ:SPWH) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

83.0% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Christopher & Banks shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Christopher & Banks and Sportsman’s Warehouse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Christopher & Banks	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sportsman’s Warehouse	-3.05%	-7.20%	-1.72%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Christopher & Banks and Sportsman’s Warehouse, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Christopher & Banks	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sportsman’s Warehouse	1	1	5	0	2.57

Sportsman’s Warehouse has a consensus price target of $2.88, indicating a potential upside of 89.14%. Given Sportsman’s Warehouse’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sportsman’s Warehouse is more favorable than Christopher & Banks.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Christopher & Banks and Sportsman’s Warehouse”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Christopher & Banks	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sportsman’s Warehouse	$1.20 billion	0.05	-$33.06 million	($0.97)	-1.57

Christopher & Banks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sportsman’s Warehouse.

Risk and Volatility

Christopher & Banks has a beta of -6.95, suggesting that its stock price is 795% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sportsman’s Warehouse has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sportsman’s Warehouse beats Christopher & Banks on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Christopher & Banks

Christopher & Banks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of private-brand women's apparel and accessories in the United States. The company designs and sells women's apparel and accessories to customers ranging in age from 50 and older. Its stores offer women's apparel consisting of casual clothing, everyday basics, wear-to-work, leisure/active wear, and sleepwear in missy, petite, and women sizes, as well as jewelry and accessories. It also operates christopherandbanks.com, an e-commerce website for its Christopher & Banks and CJ Banks brands. The company was formerly known as Braun's Fashions Corporation and changed its name to Christopher & Banks Corporation in July 2000. Christopher & Banks Corporation was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota. On April 13, 2021, the voluntary petition of Christopher & Banks Corporation for reorganization under Chapter 11 was converted to Chapter 7. It had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on January 13, 2021.

About Sportsman’s Warehouse

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. engages in the retail of sporting and athletic goods. Its products include hunting and shooting, archery, fishing, camping, boating accessories, optics and electronics, knives and tools, and footwear. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in West Jordan, UT.