YETI (NYSE:YETI – Get Free Report) and Academy Sports and Outdoors (NASDAQ:ASO – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares YETI and Academy Sports and Outdoors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| YETI | 8.36% | 22.61% | 12.69% |
| Academy Sports and Outdoors | 6.24% | 17.85% | 7.08% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for YETI and Academy Sports and Outdoors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| YETI | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2.56 |
| Academy Sports and Outdoors | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2.53 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares YETI and Academy Sports and Outdoors”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| YETI | $1.87 billion | 1.98 | $165.39 million | $1.96 | 24.94 |
| Academy Sports and Outdoors | $6.05 billion | 0.53 | $376.77 million | $5.68 | 9.12 |
Academy Sports and Outdoors has higher revenue and earnings than YETI. Academy Sports and Outdoors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than YETI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
YETI has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Academy Sports and Outdoors has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
YETI beats Academy Sports and Outdoors on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About YETI
YETI Holdings, Inc. designs, retails, and distributes products for the outdoor and recreation market under the YETI brand. It offers coolers and equipment, including hard and soft coolers, cargo, bags, outdoor living, and associated accessories, as well as backpacks, duffel bags, luggage, packing cubes, carryalls, camp chairs, blankets, dog beds, dog bowls, and gear cases under the LoadOut, Panga, Crossroads, Camino, Hondo Base, Trailhead, Lowlands, Boomer, and SideKick Dry brands. The company also provides drinkware products, such as colsters, lowballs, wine tumblers, stackable pints, mugs, tumblers, straw mugs and cups, bottles, jugs, and water bottles, as well as accessories comprising bottle straw and chug caps, lids, straw lids, color packs, tumbler handles, and jug mounts under the Rambler brand. In addition, it offers apparel and gear products, such as hats, shirts, bottle openers, and ice substitutes. The company sells its products through independent retailers, including outdoor specialty, hardware, sporting goods, and farm and ranch supply stores, as well as through its Website, YETI.com. It operates in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, and Japan. YETI Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
About Academy Sports and Outdoors
Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a sporting goods and outdoor recreational retailer in the United States. The company outdoor division comprises camping products, such as coolers and drinkware, and camping accessories and equipment,; fishing products, including marine equipment and fishing rods, reels, and baits and equipment; and hunting products, which includes firearms, ammunition, archery and archery equipment, camouflage apparel, waders, shooting accessories, gun safes, optics, airguns, and hunting equipment. Its sports and recreation division offers fitness equipment, fitness accessories, and nutrition supplies; team and specialty sports equipment, including baseball, football, basketball, soccer, golf, racket sports, volleyball, backpacks, and sports bags; recreation products, which includes patio furniture, outdoor cooking, trampolines, play sets, watersports, and pet equipment, as well as wheeled goods including bicycles, skateboards, and other ride-on toys; and electronics and watches, as well as front-end products, such as consumables, batteries, etc. The company's apparel division provides outdoor and seasonal apparel, denim, work apparel, graphic t-shirts, and accessories; boys and girls outdoor, and athletic apparel; sporting and fitness apparel; and professional and collegiate team licensed apparel and accessories. Its footwear division offers casual shoes, slippers, seasonal footwear, and socks; work and western boots, shoes, and hunting footwear; boys and girls footwear; athletic footwear, such as running shoes, athletic lifestyle, and training shoes; and team and specialty sports footwear, and slides. The company sells its products under the Academy Sports + Outdoors, Magellan Outdoors, BCG, O'rageous, Game Winner, Outdoor Gourmet, and Freely brand names. Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Katy, Texas.
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