Critical Review: Bollinger Industries (OTCMKTS:BOLL) and Amer Sports (NYSE:AS)

Amer Sports (NYSE:AS) and Bollinger Industries (OTCMKTS:BOLL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

40.3% of Amer Sports shares are held by institutional investors. 60.6% of Bollinger Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Amer Sports has a beta of 2.86, suggesting that its share price is 186% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bollinger Industries has a beta of -0.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Amer Sports and Bollinger Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amer Sports	5.10%	8.51%	5.12%
Bollinger Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Amer Sports and Bollinger Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amer Sports	0	2	18	2	3.00
Bollinger Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00

Amer Sports currently has a consensus price target of $46.06, suggesting a potential upside of 26.49%. Given Amer Sports’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amer Sports is more favorable than Bollinger Industries.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Amer Sports and Bollinger Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amer Sports	$6.10 billion	3.31	$72.60 million	$0.55	66.21
Bollinger Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amer Sports has higher revenue and earnings than Bollinger Industries.

Summary

Amer Sports beats Bollinger Industries on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amer Sports

Amer Sports, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells sports equipment, apparel, footwear, and accessories in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, China, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through three segments: Technical Apparel, Outdoor Performance, and Ball & Racquet Sports. The Technical Apparel segment offers outdoor apparel, footwear, and accessories which includes climbing gear. The Outdoor Performance segment provides hiking and running footwear, functional apparel, skiing and snowboarding gear, and lifestyle footwear. The Ball & Racquet Sports segment offers sports equipment for tennis, baseball, american football, basketball, golf, and various other professional and recreational sports. This segment provides custom-fitting protective gear and apparel for baseball, softball, football, and lacrosse. It sells its products under the Arc'teryx, PeakPerformance, Salomon, Atomic, Armada, ENVE, Wilson, Louisville Slugger, DeMarini, EvoShield, and ATEC brands. The company distributes its products through retail stores, general sporting goods retailers, specialty stores, independently operated partner stores, and distributors, as well as its e-commerce websites, and retailer-owned and third-party e-commerce websites. The company was formerly known as Amer Sports Management Holding (Cayman) Limited and changed its name to Amer Sports, Inc. in August 2023. Amer Sports, Inc. was founded in 1950 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

About Bollinger Industries

Bollinger Industries, Inc. operates as a consumer products company in the United States and internationally. It offers flashlights and other lighting solutions under the NEBO brand name; pocketknives, pocket tools, and everyday carry gadgets under the TRUE brand name; pest defense products under the Skeeter Hawk brand; lights, lasers, and optics under the iPROTEC name; personal heating products under the THAW brand name; and power banks under the HALO brand name. The company offers products through retail stores and online shopping sites, as well as through its own website. Bollinger Industries, Inc. was founded in 1974 and is based in Roanoke, Texas.