Signet Jewelers (SIG) Competitors

Signet Jewelers (NYSE:SIG) and Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SIG or ASO?

Academy Sports and Outdoors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Signet Jewelers. Academy Sports and Outdoors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Signet Jewelers, 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
Signet Jewelers	$6.78B	0.57	$61.20M	$2.98	31.91
Academy Sports and Outdoors	$5.93B	0.59	$418.45M	$5.34	9.83

Is SIG or ASO more profitable?

Academy Sports and Outdoors has a net margin of 6.21% compared to Signet Jewelers' net margin of 1.95%. Signet Jewelers' return on equity of 23.42% beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Signet Jewelers	1.95%	23.42%	7.55%
Academy Sports and Outdoors	6.21%	18.47%	7.21%

Is SIG or ASO a better dividend stock?

Signet Jewelers pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Signet Jewelers pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Academy Sports and Outdoors pays out 9.7% 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. Signet Jewelers has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Academy Sports and Outdoors has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Signet Jewelers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor SIG or ASO?

In the previous week, Academy Sports and Outdoors had 3 more articles in the media than Signet Jewelers. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Academy Sports and Outdoors and 8 mentions for Signet Jewelers. Signet Jewelers' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Academy Sports and Outdoors' score of 0.45 indicating that Signet Jewelers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Signet Jewelers	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Academy Sports and Outdoors	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SIG or ASO?

Signet Jewelers presently has a consensus target price of $97.71, indicating a potential upside of 2.77%. Academy Sports and Outdoors has a consensus target price of $58.11, indicating a potential upside of 10.72%. Given Academy Sports and Outdoors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Academy Sports and Outdoors is more favorable than Signet Jewelers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Signet Jewelers	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Academy Sports and Outdoors	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Which has more volatility & risk, SIG or ASO?

Signet Jewelers has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Academy Sports and Outdoors beats Signet Jewelers on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.