Sportsman's Warehouse (SPWH) Competitors

Sportsman's Warehouse (NASDAQ:SPWH) and Torrid (NYSE:CURV) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SPWH or CURV?

Torrid has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sportsman's Warehouse. Sportsman's Warehouse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Torrid, 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
Sportsman's Warehouse	$1.20B	0.11	-$33.06M	-$0.96	-3.46
Torrid	$1.10B	0.26	$16.32M	$0.10	27.25

Does the media prefer SPWH or CURV?

In the previous week, Torrid had 6 more articles in the media than Sportsman's Warehouse. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Torrid and 7 mentions for Sportsman's Warehouse. Sportsman's Warehouse's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Torrid's score of 0.16 indicating that Sportsman's Warehouse is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sportsman's Warehouse	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Torrid	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, SPWH or CURV?

Sportsman's Warehouse has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Torrid has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SPWH or CURV?

83.0% of Sportsman's Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Torrid shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Sportsman's Warehouse shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Torrid shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SPWH or CURV more profitable?

Torrid has a net margin of 0.92% compared to Sportsman's Warehouse's net margin of -3.01%. Torrid's return on equity of -5.31% beat Sportsman's Warehouse's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sportsman's Warehouse	-3.01%	-7.65%	-1.96%
Torrid	0.92%	-5.31%	2.08%

Do analysts recommend SPWH or CURV?

Sportsman's Warehouse presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.77%. Torrid has a consensus price target of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 74.31%. Given Torrid's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Torrid is more favorable than Sportsman's Warehouse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sportsman's Warehouse	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Torrid	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Torrid beats Sportsman's Warehouse on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.