Financial Comparison: Swatch Group (OTCMKTS:SWGAY) and BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ)

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) and Swatch Group (OTCMKTS:SWGAY) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares BJ’s Wholesale Club and Swatch Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BJ’s Wholesale Club	2.62%	26.67%	7.59%
Swatch Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BJ’s Wholesale Club and Swatch Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BJ’s Wholesale Club	$21.46 billion	0.55	$578.38 million	$4.35	21.34
Swatch Group	$7.58 billion	3.20	$3.62 million	N/A	N/A

BJ’s Wholesale Club has higher revenue and earnings than Swatch Group.

Risk and Volatility

BJ’s Wholesale Club has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Swatch Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for BJ’s Wholesale Club and Swatch Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BJ’s Wholesale Club	1	8	9	0	2.44
Swatch Group	0	4	0	0	2.00

BJ’s Wholesale Club presently has a consensus price target of $105.27, indicating a potential upside of 13.38%. Given BJ’s Wholesale Club’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe BJ’s Wholesale Club is more favorable than Swatch Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.6% of BJ’s Wholesale Club shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of BJ’s Wholesale Club shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BJ’s Wholesale Club beats Swatch Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BJ’s Wholesale Club

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. engages in the operation of membership warehouse clubs. Its product categories include grocery, household and pet, television and electronics, furniture, computer and tablets, patio and outdoor living, lawn and garden, baby and kids, toys, home, health and beauty, appliances, and jewelry. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

About Swatch Group

The Swatch Group AG designs, manufactures, and sells finished watches, jewelry, and watch movements and components worldwide. The company operates through Watches & Jewelry and Electronic Systems segments. The Watches & Jewelry segment designs, produces, and commercializes watches and jewelry. The Electronic Systems segment engages in the design, production, and commercialization of electronic components, as well as sports timing activities. It is also involved in the provision of assembly, research and development, administration, polishing, logistics and distribution, and customer services; and hard material products, microelectronics, watch cases and crowns, miniature low-frequency quartz crystals, thin wires, miniature batteries, watch dials, watch hands, bracelets, sports timing technology and equipment, precision parts, and assembly electronic components. In addition, the company engages in retail, communication, real estate, real estate management, finance, reinsurance, and art center businesses. It offers its watch and jewelry products primarily under the Breguet, Harry Winston, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Jaquet Droz, Léon Hatot, Omega, Longines, Rado, Union Glashütte, Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Swatch, and Flik Flak brands. The Swatch Group AG was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.