YETI (NYSE:YETI) & Lazydays (NASDAQ:GORV) Financial Analysis

Lazydays (NASDAQ:GORV) and YETI (NYSE:YETI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

89.7% of Lazydays shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Lazydays shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of YETI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Lazydays and YETI, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lazydays	1	0	0	0	1.00
YETI	0	9	6	0	2.40

YETI has a consensus price target of $39.55, suggesting a potential downside of 16.65%. Given YETI’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe YETI is more favorable than Lazydays.

Volatility and Risk

Lazydays has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, YETI has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Lazydays and YETI”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lazydays	$558.43 million	0.00	-$163.71 million	($103.13)	0.00
YETI	$1.83 billion	2.02	$175.69 million	$1.92	24.71

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

Profitability

This table compares Lazydays and YETI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lazydays	-38.07%	-338.41%	-34.68%
YETI	8.75%	23.62%	13.98%

Summary

YETI beats Lazydays on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lazydays

Lazydays Holdings, Inc. operates recreational vehicle (RV) dealerships under the Lazydays name in the United States. The company offers RV sales, RV-repair and services, financing and insurance products, third-party protection plans, and after-market parts and accessories. It also operates the Lazydays RV resort at Tampa, Florida. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

About YETI

YETI Holdings, Inc. designs, retails, and distributes products for the outdoor and recreation market under the YETI brand. It offers coolers and equipment, including hard and soft coolers, cargo, bags, outdoor living, and associated accessories, as well as backpacks, duffel bags, luggage, packing cubes, carryalls, camp chairs, blankets, dog beds, dog bowls, and gear cases under the LoadOut, Panga, Crossroads, Camino, Hondo Base, Trailhead, Lowlands, Boomer, and SideKick Dry brands. The company also provides drinkware products, such as colsters, lowballs, wine tumblers, stackable pints, mugs, tumblers, straw mugs and cups, bottles, jugs, and water bottles, as well as accessories comprising bottle straw and chug caps, lids, straw lids, color packs, tumbler handles, and jug mounts under the Rambler brand. In addition, it offers apparel and gear products, such as hats, shirts, bottle openers, and ice substitutes. The company sells its products through independent retailers, including outdoor specialty, hardware, sporting goods, and farm and ranch supply stores, as well as through its Website, YETI.com. It operates in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, and Japan. YETI Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.