America’s Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) and OneWater Marine (NASDAQ:ONEW) Head-To-Head Comparison

OneWater Marine (NASDAQ:ONEW) and America’s Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) 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 valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for OneWater Marine and America’s Car-Mart, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OneWater Marine	1	2	2	0	2.20
America’s Car-Mart	1	2	0	0	1.67

OneWater Marine currently has a consensus price target of $13.33, indicating a potential upside of 32.83%. America’s Car-Mart has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 751.06%. Given America’s Car-Mart’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe America’s Car-Mart is more favorable than OneWater Marine.

Profitability

This table compares OneWater Marine and America’s Car-Mart’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OneWater Marine	-6.72%	2.20%	0.44%
America’s Car-Mart	-18.21%	-15.19%	-4.73%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.3% of OneWater Marine shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of America’s Car-Mart shares are held by institutional investors. 19.5% of OneWater Marine shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of America’s Car-Mart shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

OneWater Marine has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, America’s Car-Mart has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares OneWater Marine and America’s Car-Mart”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OneWater Marine	$1.87 billion	0.09	-$114.58 million	($7.46)	-1.35
America’s Car-Mart	$1.28 billion	0.01	-$139.11 million	($23.80)	-0.07

OneWater Marine has higher revenue and earnings than America’s Car-Mart. OneWater Marine is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than America’s Car-Mart, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

OneWater Marine beats America’s Car-Mart on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About OneWater Marine

OneWater Marine Inc. operates as a recreational boat retailer in the United States. The company offers new and pre-owned recreational boats and yachts, as well as related marine products, such as parts and accessories. It provides boat repair and maintenance services. In addition, the company arranges boat financing and insurance; and other ancillary services, including indoor and outdoor storage, and marina services. Further, it provides rental of boats and personal watercraft services. OneWater Marine Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Buford, Georgia.

About America’s Car-Mart

America’s Car-Mart, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer for the used car market in the United States. It primarily sells older model used vehicles and provides financing for its customers. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas.