Reviewing Americanas (OTCMKTS:BZWHF) & Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI)

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI) and Americanas (OTCMKTS:BZWHF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Americanas’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	9.13%	13.43%	8.56%
Americanas	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Americanas”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	$2.65 billion	1.65	$240.60 million	$4.05	17.88
Americanas	N/A	N/A	N/A	($1.01)	-26.14

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has higher revenue and earnings than Americanas. Americanas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

23.0% of Americanas shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet shares are owned by company 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 breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Americanas, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	0	4	13	0	2.76
Americanas	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet currently has a consensus target price of $107.29, indicating a potential upside of 48.14%. Given Ollie’s Bargain Outlet’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is more favorable than Americanas.

Summary

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet beats Americanas on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ollie’s Bargain Outlet

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the retail of closeouts, excess inventory, and salvage merchandise. It offers overstocks, package changes, manufacturer refurbished goods, and irregulars. The company’s products include housewares, food, books and stationery, bed and bath, floor coverings, electronics and toys. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings was founded by Mark Butler, Mort Bernstein, Oliver Rosenberg and Harry Coverman on July 29, 1982, and is headquartered in Harrisburg, PA.