Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ:LIND – Get Free Report) and Xponential Fitness (NYSE:XPOF – 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, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
75.9% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Xponential Fitness shares are held by institutional investors. 34.0% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 42.3% of Xponential Fitness shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Lindblad Expeditions and Xponential Fitness, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lindblad Expeditions | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Xponential Fitness | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2.30 |
Profitability
This table compares Lindblad Expeditions and Xponential Fitness’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lindblad Expeditions | -4.03% | N/A | -1.20% |
| Xponential Fitness | -15.30% | -6.85% | 5.49% |
Risk and Volatility
Lindblad Expeditions has a beta of 2.36, indicating that its share price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xponential Fitness has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Lindblad Expeditions and Xponential Fitness”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lindblad Expeditions | $644.73 million | 1.26 | -$31.18 million | ($0.66) | -22.30 |
| Xponential Fitness | $320.35 million | 1.18 | -$64.95 million | ($1.65) | -4.67 |
Lindblad Expeditions has higher revenue and earnings than Xponential Fitness. Lindblad Expeditions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xponential Fitness, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Lindblad Expeditions beats Xponential Fitness on 8 of the 14 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 Xponential Fitness
Xponential Fitness, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a boutique fitness franchisor in North America. It offers pilates, indoor cycling, barre, stretching, rowing, dancing, boxing, running, functional training, and yoga services under the Club Pilates, Pure Barre, CycleBar, StretchLab, Row House, YogaSix, Rumble, AKT, Stride, and BFT brands. Xponential Fitness, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
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