Critical Comparison: Amer Sports (NYSE:AS) and Jerash Holdings (US) (NASDAQ:JRSH)

Jerash Holdings (US) (NASDAQ:JRSH) and Amer Sports (NYSE:AS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Jerash Holdings (US) and Amer Sports’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jerash Holdings (US)	$138.06 million	0.27	$2.42 million	($0.07)	-42.85
Amer Sports	$4.37 billion	1.64	-$208.60 million	N/A	N/A

Jerash Holdings (US) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Amer Sports.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Jerash Holdings (US) and Amer Sports, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jerash Holdings (US)	0	0	0	0	N/A
Amer Sports	0	3	11	0	2.79

Jerash Holdings (US) presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 100.00%. Amer Sports has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.37%. Given Jerash Holdings (US)’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jerash Holdings (US) is more favorable than Amer Sports.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.4% of Jerash Holdings (US) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.3% of Amer Sports shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.7% of Jerash Holdings (US) shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Jerash Holdings (US) and Amer Sports’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jerash Holdings (US)	-0.75%	-1.31%	-1.11%
Amer Sports	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Amer Sports beats Jerash Holdings (US) on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jerash Holdings (US)

Jerash Holdings (US), Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and exports customized and ready-made sport and outerwear. The company offers t-shirts; jackets and pullover; pants and shorts; crew neck, polo shirts, and tank tops made from knitted fabric, as well as personal protective equipment. It serves various brand-name retailers in the United States, Hong Kong, Jordan, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey.

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; and cycling equipment. The Ball & Racquet Sports segment offers sports equipment for tennis, baseball, american football, basketball, golf, and various other professional and recreational sports. This segment also 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.