Sportsman’s Warehouse (NASDAQ:SPWH) vs. Stage Stores (OTCMKTS:SSINQ) Head to Head Comparison

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.0% of Sportsman’s Warehouse shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Stage Stores 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Stage Stores and Sportsman’s Warehouse, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stage Stores	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sportsman’s Warehouse	1	1	5	0	2.57

Sportsman’s Warehouse has a consensus target price of $2.88, suggesting a potential upside of 102.46%. Given Sportsman’s Warehouse’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sportsman’s Warehouse is more favorable than Stage Stores.

Profitability

This table compares Stage Stores and Sportsman’s Warehouse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stage Stores	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sportsman’s Warehouse	-3.05%	-7.20%	-1.72%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Stage Stores and Sportsman’s Warehouse”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stage Stores	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sportsman’s Warehouse	$1.20 billion	0.05	-$33.06 million	($0.97)	-1.46

Stage Stores has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sportsman’s Warehouse.

Summary

Sportsman’s Warehouse beats Stage Stores on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Stage Stores

Stage Stores, Inc. operates specialty department stores primarily in small towns and rural communities in the United States. The company sells moderately priced and brand name apparel, accessories, cosmetics, footwear, and home goods through its department stores, off-price stores, and e-commerce Website, as well as through private label credit card and loyalty programs. As of September 17, 2019, it operated 625 BEALLS, GOODY'S, PALAIS ROYAL, PEEBLES, and STAGE specialty department stores; and 158 GORDMANS off-price stores. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. On May 10, 2020, Stage Stores, Inc., along with its affiliate, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The plan was later approved as Chapter 11 liquidation on August 14, 2020.

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.