SIGNA Sports United (NYSE:SSU) vs. ODP (NASDAQ:ODP) Head-To-Head Comparison

SIGNA Sports United (NYSE:SSU – Get Rating) and ODP (NASDAQ:ODP – Get Rating) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SIGNA Sports United and ODP’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SIGNA Sports United	$1.15 billion	1.40	-$613.33 million	N/A	N/A
ODP	$8.49 billion	0.21	$166.00 million	$3.34	13.39

ODP has higher revenue and earnings than SIGNA Sports United.

Risk & Volatility

SIGNA Sports United has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ODP has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

11.6% of SIGNA Sports United shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of ODP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of SIGNA Sports United shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of ODP shares are owned 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for SIGNA Sports United and ODP, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SIGNA Sports United	0	2	0	0	2.00
ODP	0	1	0	0	2.00

SIGNA Sports United presently has a consensus target price of $5.10, suggesting a potential upside of 22.60%. ODP has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.30%. Given SIGNA Sports United’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SIGNA Sports United is more favorable than ODP.

Profitability

This table compares SIGNA Sports United and ODP’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SIGNA Sports United	N/A	N/A	N/A
ODP	1.96%	14.92%	4.92%

Summary

ODP beats SIGNA Sports United on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SIGNA Sports United

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SIGNA Sports United N.V. operates online sports web shops in the European Union, Switzerland, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Its product categories include bike, tennis/racket sports, outdoor, and team sports and athleisure. The company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

About ODP

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The ODP Corp. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of business services and supplies, products, and digital workplace technology solutions. It operates through the following divisions: ODP Business Solutions, Office Depot, Veyer, and Varis. The ODP Business Solutions division provides solutions to small, medium and enterprise level companies, including those in the public and education sectors. The Office Depot division covers the provision of solutions through omni-channel platform of 980 Office Depot and OfficeMax retail locations in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and an eCommerce presence. The Veyer division is the supply chain, distribution, procurement, and global sourcing operation. The Varis division includes the tech-enabled B2B indirect procurement marketplace. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.