Lazydays (NASDAQ:GORV – Get Free Report) and America’s Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
89.7% of Lazydays shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of America’s Car-Mart shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Lazydays shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of America’s Car-Mart shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Lazydays and America’s Car-Mart’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lazydays | -20.83% | -62.37% | -8.53% |
| America’s Car-Mart | -0.29% | -2.26% | -0.73% |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lazydays | $920.77 million | 0.01 | -$110.27 million | ($13.85) | -0.04 |
| America’s Car-Mart | $1.36 billion | 0.27 | -$31.39 million | $0.89 | 49.85 |
America’s Car-Mart has higher revenue and earnings than Lazydays. Lazydays 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.
Volatility & Risk
Lazydays has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, America’s Car-Mart has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Lazydays and America’s Car-Mart, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lazydays | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| America’s Car-Mart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.33 |
Lazydays currently has a consensus target price of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 233.89%. America’s Car-Mart has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.69%. Given Lazydays’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Lazydays is more favorable than America’s Car-Mart.
Summary
America’s Car-Mart beats Lazydays on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lazydays
Lazydays Holdings, Inc. operates recreational vehicle (RV) dealerships under the Lazydays name in the United States. The company offers RV sales, RV-repair and services, financing and insurance products, third-party protection plans, and after-market parts and accessories. It also operates the Lazydays RV resort at Tampa, Florida. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Tampa, Florida.
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.
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