Contrasting Savers Value Village (SVV) & Its Competitors

Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV) is one of 28 publicly-traded companies in the “Miscellaneous retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Savers Value Village to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.8% of Savers Value Village shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.7% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Savers Value Village shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Savers Value Village and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Savers Value Village	4.17%	12.18%	1.80%
Savers Value Village Competitors	-20.69%	-49.89%	-5.79%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Savers Value Village and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Savers Value Village	0	0	9	0	3.00
Savers Value Village Competitors	112	538	468	6	2.33

Savers Value Village presently has a consensus price target of $25.13, suggesting a potential upside of 97.83%. As a group, “Miscellaneous retail” companies have a potential upside of 20.76%. Given Savers Value Village’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Savers Value Village is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Savers Value Village and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Savers Value Village	$1.50 billion	$53.12 million	30.98
Savers Value Village Competitors	$1.75 billion	$15.53 million	11.29

Savers Value Village’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Savers Value Village. Savers Value Village is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Savers Value Village beats its competitors on 9 of the 12 factors compared.

Savers Value Village Company Profile

Savers Value Village, Inc. sells second-hand merchandise in retail stores in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It operates stores under the Savers, Value Village, Value Village Boutique, Village des Valeurs, Unique, and 2nd Avenue brands. The company purchases secondhand textiles, including clothing, bedding, and bath items; shoes; accessories; housewares; books; and other goods from non-profit partners and then processes, selects, prices, merchandises, and sells them in its stores. It serves retail and wholesale customers. The company was formerly known as S-Evergreen Holding LLC and changed its name to Savers Value Village, Inc. in January 2022. Savers Value Village, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.