Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV) Competitors

Tractor Supply (NASDAQ:TSCO) and Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ:BGFV) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to TSCO or BGFV?

In the previous week, Tractor Supply had 25 more articles in the media than Big 5 Sporting Goods. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Tractor Supply and 6 mentions for Big 5 Sporting Goods. Tractor Supply's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Big 5 Sporting Goods' score of 0.29 indicating that Tractor Supply is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tractor Supply	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Big 5 Sporting Goods	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TSCO or BGFV?

98.7% of Tractor Supply shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of Big 5 Sporting Goods shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Tractor Supply shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Big 5 Sporting Goods shares are held by company 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.

Do analysts prefer TSCO or BGFV?

Tractor Supply currently has a consensus price target of $61.90, indicating a potential upside of 15.25%. Given Tractor Supply's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tractor Supply is more favorable than Big 5 Sporting Goods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tractor Supply	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Big 5 Sporting Goods	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, TSCO or BGFV?

Tractor Supply has higher revenue and earnings than Big 5 Sporting Goods. Big 5 Sporting Goods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tractor Supply, 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
Tractor Supply	$14.88B	1.91	$1.10B	$2.04	26.33
Big 5 Sporting Goods	$795.47M	0.04	-$69.07M	-$4.20	-0.34

Which has more risk & volatility, TSCO or BGFV?

Tractor Supply has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Big 5 Sporting Goods has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TSCO or BGFV more profitable?

Tractor Supply has a net margin of 7.18% compared to Big 5 Sporting Goods' net margin of -12.14%. Tractor Supply's return on equity of 46.83% beat Big 5 Sporting Goods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tractor Supply	7.18%	46.83%	10.73%
Big 5 Sporting Goods	-12.14%	-39.67%	-10.70%

Summary

Tractor Supply beats Big 5 Sporting Goods on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.