Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) Competitors

Clarus (NASDAQ:CLAR) and Johnson Outdoors (NASDAQ:JOUT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Is CLAR or JOUT more profitable?

Clarus has a net margin of 3.08% compared to Clarus' net margin of 0.82%. Johnson Outdoors' return on equity of 1.01% beat Clarus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clarus	3.08%	1.01%	0.64%
Johnson Outdoors	0.82%	0.97%	0.71%

Does the media refer more to CLAR or JOUT?

In the previous week, Johnson Outdoors had 1 more articles in the media than Clarus. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Johnson Outdoors and 2 mentions for Clarus. Johnson Outdoors' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Clarus' score of 0.94 indicating that Clarus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Clarus	Very Positive
Johnson Outdoors	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, CLAR or JOUT?

Clarus has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Outdoors has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLAR or JOUT?

Clarus received 51 more outperform votes than Johnson Outdoors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.48% of users gave Johnson Outdoors an outperform vote while only 64.44% of users gave Clarus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clarus	Outperform Votes 328 64.44%	Underperform Votes 181 35.56%
Johnson Outdoors	Outperform Votes 277 65.48%	Underperform Votes 146 34.52%

Do analysts prefer CLAR or JOUT?

Clarus currently has a consensus target price of $9.92, suggesting a potential upside of 46.48%. Given Johnson Outdoors' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Clarus is more favorable than Johnson Outdoors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clarus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Johnson Outdoors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CLAR or JOUT?

90.3% of Clarus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.1% of Johnson Outdoors shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of Clarus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.7% of Johnson Outdoors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CLAR or JOUT a better dividend stock?

Clarus pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Johnson Outdoors pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Clarus pays out 38.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Johnson Outdoors pays out 280.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Johnson Outdoors has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Johnson Outdoors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CLAR or JOUT?

Johnson Outdoors has higher revenue and earnings than Clarus. Clarus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Johnson Outdoors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clarus	$286.02M	0.91	-$10.15M	$0.26	26.04
Johnson Outdoors	$663.84M	0.55	$19.53M	$0.47	75.91

Summary

Clarus and Johnson Outdoors tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.