JOUT vs. RGR, MPX, JAKK, HAS, MAT, BC, PII, ESCA, AOUT, and CLAR
Should you be buying Johnson Outdoors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Johnson Outdoors include Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), Marine Products (MPX), JAKKS Pacific (JAKK), Hasbro (HAS), Mattel (MAT), Brunswick (BC), Polaris (PII), Escalade (ESCA), American Outdoor Brands (AOUT), and Clarus (CLAR).
Johnson Outdoors vs.
Johnson Outdoors (NASDAQ:JOUT) and Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a net margin of 5.70% compared to Johnson Outdoors' net margin of -8.15%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s return on equity of 9.49% beat Johnson Outdoors' return on equity.
In the previous week, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. had 1 more articles in the media than Johnson Outdoors. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. and 7 mentions for Johnson Outdoors. Johnson Outdoors' average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.'s score of 0.05 indicating that Johnson Outdoors is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Johnson Outdoors has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. received 49 more outperform votes than Johnson Outdoors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.99% of users gave Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. an outperform vote while only 65.18% of users gave Johnson Outdoors an outperform vote.
64.1% of Johnson Outdoors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.0% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.0% of Johnson Outdoors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Johnson Outdoors. Johnson Outdoors 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.
Johnson Outdoors pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Johnson Outdoors pays out -29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. pays out 54.2% 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.
Summary
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. beats Johnson Outdoors on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:JOUT) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
