Escalade (ESCA) Competitors

65.2% of Escalade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 33.1% of Escalade shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Escalade has a net margin of 9.46% compared to Smith & Wesson Brands' net margin of 3.53%. Escalade's return on equity of 13.11% beat Smith & Wesson Brands' return on equity.

Escalade pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Smith & Wesson Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Escalade pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smith & Wesson Brands pays out 130.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Smith & Wesson Brands has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Smith & Wesson Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Smith & Wesson Brands has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.79%. Given Smith & Wesson Brands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Smith & Wesson Brands is more favorable than Escalade.

In the previous week, Escalade had 8 more articles in the media than Smith & Wesson Brands. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Escalade and 3 mentions for Smith & Wesson Brands. Smith & Wesson Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Escalade's score of 0.57 indicating that Smith & Wesson Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Escalade has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smith & Wesson Brands has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Smith & Wesson Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Escalade. Escalade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith & Wesson Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Escalade had 6 more articles in the media than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Escalade and 5 mentions for Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Escalade's score of 0.57 indicating that Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Escalade pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Escalade pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays out 112.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Escalade is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Escalade has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market.

Escalade has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.. Escalade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.09%. Given Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. is more favorable than Escalade.

Escalade has a net margin of 9.46% compared to Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s net margin of 2.11%. Escalade's return on equity of 13.11% beat Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.

65.2% of Escalade shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.1% of Escalade shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Escalade has a net margin of 9.46% compared to Malibu Boats' net margin of -0.11%. Escalade's return on equity of 13.11% beat Malibu Boats' return on equity.

In the previous week, Escalade had 7 more articles in the media than Malibu Boats. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Escalade and 4 mentions for Malibu Boats. Malibu Boats' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Escalade's score of 0.57 indicating that Malibu Boats is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Malibu Boats has a consensus target price of $31.60, suggesting a potential upside of 9.42%. Given Malibu Boats' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Malibu Boats is more favorable than Escalade.

65.2% of Escalade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of Malibu Boats shares are held by institutional investors. 33.1% of Escalade shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Malibu Boats shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Escalade has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Malibu Boats has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, Escalade had 2 more articles in the media than Johnson Outdoors. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Escalade and 9 mentions for Johnson Outdoors. Johnson Outdoors' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Escalade's score of 0.57 indicating that Johnson Outdoors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Escalade has a net margin of 9.46% compared to Johnson Outdoors' net margin of -1.21%. Escalade's return on equity of 13.11% beat Johnson Outdoors' return on equity.

65.2% of Escalade shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.1% of Johnson Outdoors shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.1% of Escalade shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.2% of Johnson Outdoors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Escalade pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Johnson Outdoors pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Escalade pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Johnson Outdoors pays out -155.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Johnson Outdoors has raised 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.

Escalade has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Johnson Outdoors has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market.