Wag! Group (NASDAQ:PET – Get Free Report) and Genasys (NASDAQ:GNSS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Wag! Group and Genasys’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Wag! Group | -29.17% | N/A | -58.54% |
| Genasys | -101.82% | -166.96% | -51.97% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
86.2% of Wag! Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Genasys shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.7% of Wag! Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Genasys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Wag! Group | $70.51 million | 0.09 | -$17.57 million | ($0.39) | -0.33 |
| Genasys | $24.01 million | 3.72 | -$31.73 million | ($0.64) | -3.09 |
Wag! Group has higher revenue and earnings than Genasys. Genasys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wag! Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Wag! Group has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genasys has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Wag! Group and Genasys, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Wag! Group | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Genasys | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Wag! Group presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 3,418.37%. Genasys has a consensus target price of $5.33, indicating a potential upside of 169.36%. Given Wag! Group’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Wag! Group is more favorable than Genasys.
Summary
Wag! Group beats Genasys on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Wag! Group
Wag! Group Co. develops and supports a proprietary marketplace technology platform available as a website and mobile app that enables independent pet caregivers to connect with pet parents. Its platform allows pet parents, who require specific pet care services, such as dog walking, pet sitting and boarding, advice from licensed pet experts, home visits, training, and pet insurance comparison tools. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About Genasys
Genasys Inc. engages in the design, development, and commercialization of critical communications hardware and software solutions to alert, inform, and protect people principally in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Hardware and Software. It provides Genasys Protect ALERT, an interactive, cloud-based SaaS solution that is designed to enable SLED and enterprise customers to send critical information to at-risk individuals or groups when an emergency occurs using emails, voice calls, text messages, panic buttons, desktop alerts, TV, social media, and other; and Genasys Protect EVAC that enables responding agencies to determine and communicate the proper scope of a response or evacuation by replacing guesswork with data-driven intelligence; and Genasys Protect CONNECT, an instant communication platform that enables first responders and public safety personnel to collaborate and share information in a single space with text, videos, images, and audio from any location. The company also offers Genasys Protect ACOUSTICS, a mass notification speaker system with Genasys protect command-and-control software; and long range acoustic devices, such as acoustic hailing devices which are used to project alert tones and audible voice messages. It sells its products directly to governments, militaries, end-users, and commercial companies. The company was formerly known as LRAD Corporation. Genasys Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is based in San Diego, California.
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