Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ:LIND) versus Atour Lifestyle (NASDAQ:ATAT) Head-To-Head Survey

Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ:LIND) and Atour Lifestyle (NASDAQ:ATAT) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Risk and Volatility

Lindblad Expeditions has a beta of 2.58, indicating that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atour Lifestyle has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Lindblad Expeditions and Atour Lifestyle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lindblad Expeditions	-1.19%	N/A	-0.92%
Atour Lifestyle	16.52%	45.66%	17.62%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Lindblad Expeditions and Atour Lifestyle, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lindblad Expeditions	1	0	2	1	2.75
Atour Lifestyle	0	1	6	0	2.86

Lindblad Expeditions currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.11%. Atour Lifestyle has a consensus price target of $38.90, indicating a potential downside of 2.26%. Given Lindblad Expeditions’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lindblad Expeditions is more favorable than Atour Lifestyle.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Lindblad Expeditions and Atour Lifestyle”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lindblad Expeditions	$702.28 million	0.97	-$31.18 million	($0.30)	-41.63
Atour Lifestyle	$992.96 million	5.54	$174.72 million	$1.38	28.84

Atour Lifestyle has higher revenue and earnings than Lindblad Expeditions. Lindblad Expeditions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atour Lifestyle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

75.9% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of Atour Lifestyle shares are held by institutional investors. 34.0% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Atour Lifestyle beats Lindblad Expeditions on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lindblad Expeditions

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. provides marine expedition adventures and travel experience worldwide. It operates through Lindblad and Land Experiences segment. Lindblad segment provides ship-based expeditions aboard customized, nimble, and intimately-scaled vessels, which offers up-close experiences in the planet's wild and remote places, and capitals of culture; and offers expedition ship which is equipped with state-of-the-art tools for in-depth exploration with infrastructure and ports, such as Antarctica and the Arctic, and places that accessed by a ship comprising Galápagos Islands, Alaska, Baja California's Sea of Cortez and Panama, and foster engagement activities. The Land Experiences segment comprises natural habitats, which provides over 100 different expedition itineraries in more than 45 countries across seven continents, with eco-conscious expeditions and nature-focused, and small-group tours including polar bear tours and bear adventure; and DuVine provides intimate group cycling and adventure tours around the world with local cycling experts as guides in local cultural, cuisine, and accommodations. This segment also offers off the beaten path including small group travel, led by local, and experienced guides with focus on wildlife, hiking national parks, and culture; and classical journey, a curated active small-group and private custom journeys centered around cinematic walks led by expert local guides over 50 countries across the world. In addition, it has an alliance with National Geographic Partners, LLC, which provides lecturers and National Geographic experts including photographers, marine biologists, writers, naturalists, field researchers, and film crews; and partnered with World Wildlife Fund to offer conservation travel. Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Atour Lifestyle

Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, develops lifestyle brands around hotel offerings in the People’s Republic of China. The company provides hotel management services, including day-to-day management services of the hotels for the franchisees; and sells hotel supplies and other products. It also offers retail management service; investment management service; financial information service management; property management services; and software and technology services, as well as operates travel agency. Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limited was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.