Investors interested in Consumer Products - Staples stocks are likely familiar with Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI) and Colgate-Palmolive (CL). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?
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The market has Ollie's Bargain Outlet NASDAQ: OLLI completely wrong, pricing it as a dollar store rather than a closeout retailer, which is what it is. Close-out retailers rely on end-of-season, surplus, and excess inventory from major retailers and manufacturers, snagging deep discounts they pass on to their shoppers.
Ollie's Bargain's Q1 EPS beats as sales climb 14%, comps rise 1.7%, and margins expand. Management lifts the fiscal 2026 outlook.
Ollie's Bargain Outlet: Store Openings Drive Growth (Rating Upgrade)
The headline numbers for Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended April 2026, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Ollie's Bargain Outlet NASDAQ: OLLI reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results that management said reflected solid sales growth, stronger margins and disciplined expense control, even as weather volatility and higher fuel prices weighed on some regions and categories.
Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.91 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.87 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.75 per share a year ago.
Besides Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimates for Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended April 2026.
OLLI nears Q1 results on June 3 as investors weigh comp sales, margins, store growth and sourcing after a 22.5% three-month slide.
Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Shares in OLLI are trading near its 52-week low and at a forward multiple of about 16.6x. The multiple is down from 29x from my last update and also below that of nearby peer Five Below, who commands a 25x forward. I see an opportunity for upside in the stock.