Tandy Brands Accessories (OTCMKTS:TBACQ) versus Amer Sports (NYSE:AS) Critical Comparison

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

40.3% of Amer Sports shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Tandy Brands Accessories shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Amer Sports and Tandy Brands Accessories, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amer Sports	0	5	10	1	2.75
Tandy Brands Accessories	0	0	0	0	0.00

Amer Sports presently has a consensus price target of $27.07, indicating a potential downside of 11.60%. Given Amer Sports’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Amer Sports is more favorable than Tandy Brands Accessories.

Profitability

This table compares Amer Sports and Tandy Brands Accessories’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amer Sports	-0.74%	3.15%	1.12%
Tandy Brands Accessories	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Amer Sports and Tandy Brands Accessories”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amer Sports	$4.37 billion	3.83	-$208.60 million	($0.14)	-218.72
Tandy Brands Accessories	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Tandy Brands Accessories has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amer Sports.

Summary

Amer Sports beats Tandy Brands Accessories on 8 of the 10 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 Tandy Brands Accessories

Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc. engages in the design and marketing of accessories. Its products include belts, gifts, small leather goods, and bags for men, women, and children. The company was founded in November 1990 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.