American Outdoor Brands (AOUT) Competitors

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) and American Outdoor Brands (NASDAQ:AOUT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, ESCA or AOUT?

Escalade has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Outdoor Brands has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ESCA or AOUT?

In the previous week, Escalade had 1 more articles in the media than American Outdoor Brands. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Escalade and 5 mentions for American Outdoor Brands. American Outdoor Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Escalade's score of -0.15 indicating that American Outdoor Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Escalade	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
American Outdoor Brands	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ESCA or AOUT?

65.2% of Escalade shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of American Outdoor Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.8% of Escalade shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of American Outdoor Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ESCA or AOUT more profitable?

Escalade has a net margin of 5.30% compared to American Outdoor Brands' net margin of -0.03%. Escalade's return on equity of 6.86% beat American Outdoor Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Escalade	5.30%	6.86%	5.09%
American Outdoor Brands	-0.03%	4.13%	2.96%

Do analysts recommend ESCA or AOUT?

American Outdoor Brands has a consensus target price of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.51%. Given American Outdoor Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Outdoor Brands is more favorable than Escalade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Escalade	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
American Outdoor Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ESCA or AOUT?

Escalade has higher revenue and earnings than American Outdoor Brands. American Outdoor Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Escalade, 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
Escalade	$241.49M	0.72	$12.99M	$0.91	13.88
American Outdoor Brands	$222.32M	0.58	-$80K	-$0.01	-1,010.00

Summary

Escalade beats American Outdoor Brands on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.