Greystone Logistics (OTCMKTS:GLGI) and Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBY) Financial Review

Greystone Logistics (OTCMKTS:GLGI) and Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBY) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Greystone Logistics and Warby Parker”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greystone Logistics	$57.87 million	0.53	$2.35 million	$0.08	14.00
Warby Parker	$771.32 million	3.86	-$20.39 million	($0.07)	-403.87

Greystone Logistics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Warby Parker. Warby Parker is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greystone Logistics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Greystone Logistics and Warby Parker, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greystone Logistics	0	0	0	0	0.00
Warby Parker	0	9	11	0	2.55

Warby Parker has a consensus price target of $24.06, suggesting a potential downside of 14.89%. Given Warby Parker’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Warby Parker is more favorable than Greystone Logistics.

Risk and Volatility

Greystone Logistics has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warby Parker has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.3% of Greystone Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Warby Parker shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.2% of Warby Parker shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Greystone Logistics and Warby Parker’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greystone Logistics	4.06%	10.46%	4.76%
Warby Parker	-1.12%	-0.79%	-0.41%

Summary

Warby Parker beats Greystone Logistics on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Greystone Logistics

Greystone Logistics, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets plastic pallets and pelletized recycled plastic resins in the United States. The company offers rackable, can, nestable, display, monoblock, half-barrel and slim keg stackable, drum, and mid duty pallets. It sells its pallets directly, as well as through a network of independent contractor distributors. The company was formerly known as PalWeb Corporation and changed its name to Greystone Logistics, Inc. in March 2005. Greystone Logistics, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

About Warby Parker

Warby Parker Inc. provides eyewear products in the United States and Canada. The company offers eyeglasses, sunglasses, light-responsive lenses, blue-light-filtering lenses, non-prescription lenses, and contact lenses. It also provides accessories, such as cases, lenses kit with anti-fog spray, pouches, and anti-fog lens spray through its retail stores, website, and mobile apps. In addition, the company offers eye exams and vision tests. Warby Parker Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, New York.