Sportsman's Warehouse (SPWH) Competitors

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

Is CURV or SPWH 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
Torrid	0.92%	-5.31%	2.08%
Sportsman's Warehouse	-3.01%	-7.65%	-1.96%

Which has more risk and volatility, CURV or SPWH?

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CURV or SPWH?

81.8% of Torrid shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Sportsman's Warehouse shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Torrid shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Sportsman's Warehouse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CURV or SPWH?

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 news media.

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

Do analysts prefer CURV or SPWH?

Torrid currently has a consensus target price of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 70.86%. Sportsman's Warehouse has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.09%. Given Torrid's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Torrid is more favorable than Sportsman's Warehouse.

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, CURV or SPWH?

Torrid has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Torrid	$1.10B	0.26	$16.32M	$0.10	27.80
Sportsman's Warehouse	$1.20B	0.11	-$33.06M	-$0.96	-3.44

Summary

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