Outdoor (POWW) Competitors

Outdoor (NASDAQ:POWW) and Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) are both small-cap defense companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media prefer POWW or SWBI?

In the previous week, Smith & Wesson Brands had 1 more articles in the media than Outdoor. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Smith & Wesson Brands and 9 mentions for Outdoor. Outdoor's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Smith & Wesson Brands' score of -0.07 indicating that Outdoor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Outdoor	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Smith & Wesson Brands	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, POWW or SWBI?

Outdoor has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith & Wesson Brands has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in POWW or SWBI?

26.4% of Outdoor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 25.0% of Outdoor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Smith & Wesson Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend POWW or SWBI?

Outdoor currently has a consensus price target of $1.75, suggesting a potential upside of 33.08%. Smith & Wesson Brands has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.36%. Given Smith & Wesson Brands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Smith & Wesson Brands is more favorable than Outdoor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Outdoor	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Smith & Wesson Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, POWW or SWBI?

Smith & Wesson Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Outdoor. Outdoor 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Outdoor	$49.40M	3.11	-$130.83M	-$0.58	-2.27
Smith & Wesson Brands	$474.66M	0.82	$13.43M	$0.27	32.83

Is POWW or SWBI more profitable?

Smith & Wesson Brands has a net margin of 2.60% compared to Outdoor's net margin of -38.60%. Smith & Wesson Brands' return on equity of 3.71% beat Outdoor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Outdoor	-38.60%	-16.17%	-13.55%
Smith & Wesson Brands	2.60%	3.71%	2.39%

Summary

Smith & Wesson Brands beats Outdoor on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.