Head to Head Contrast: Revelyst (NYSE:GEAR) & AMMO (NASDAQ:POWW)

Revelyst (NYSE:GEAR) and AMMO (NASDAQ:POWW) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Revelyst and AMMO”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Revelyst	$1.23 billion	0.91	-$5.51 million	($0.18)	-106.83
AMMO	$141.75 million	0.92	-$15.56 million	($0.21)	-5.24

Revelyst has higher revenue and earnings than AMMO. Revelyst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMMO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Revelyst has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMMO has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Revelyst and AMMO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Revelyst	-0.34%	19.53%	9.44%
AMMO	-15.19%	2.35%	2.09%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Revelyst and AMMO, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Revelyst	0	0	0	0	0.00
AMMO	0	1	0	0	2.00

AMMO has a consensus price target of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.36%. Given AMMO’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AMMO is more favorable than Revelyst.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

90.5% of Revelyst shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.4% of AMMO shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Revelyst shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.0% of AMMO shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Revelyst beats AMMO on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Revelyst

Vista Outdoor Inc. is the parent company of renowned brands which design, manufacture and market sporting and outdoor products. The company’s operating segment includes Outdoor Products and Sporting Products. Its brand portfolio includes Remington Ammunition, Bushnell, CamelBak, Bushnell Golf, Foresight Sports, Fiber Energy Products, Bell Helmets, Camp Chef, Giro, QuietKat, Stone Glacier, Federal Ammunition and more. The company principally serves outdoor enthusiasts, golfers, cyclists, backyard grillers, campers, hunters, recreational shooters, athletes, as well as law enforcement and military professionals. Vista Outdoor Inc. is based in ANOKA, Minn.

About AMMO

AMMO, Inc. designs, produces, and markets ammunition and ammunition component products for sport and recreational shooters, hunters, individuals seeking home or personal protection, manufacturers, and law enforcement and military agencies. The company's products include STREAK Visual Ammunition that enables shooters to see the path of the bullets fired by them; and Stelth Subsonic ammunition primarily for suppressed firearms. It also owns and operates GunBroker.com, an auction site that supports the lawful sale of firearms, ammunition, and hunting/shooting accessories. In addition, the company's products comprises of armor piercing and hard armor piercing incendiary precision ammunition; and ammunition casings for pistol ammunition through large rifle ammunition. The company has a license agreement with Jeff Rann's ammunition for game hunting. AMMO, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.