Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON – Get Free Report) and Vision Marine Technologies (NASDAQ:VMAR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
77.0% of Peloton Interactive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.8% of Vision Marine Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Peloton Interactive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.4% of Vision Marine Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Peloton Interactive and Vision Marine Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Peloton Interactive | $2.44 billion | 0.79 | -$118.90 million | ($0.13) | -35.62 |
| Vision Marine Technologies | $29.42 million | 0.01 | -$21.65 million | ($376.00) | -0.01 |
Vision Marine Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Peloton Interactive. Peloton Interactive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vision Marine Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Peloton Interactive has a beta of 2.41, suggesting that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vision Marine Technologies has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Peloton Interactive and Vision Marine Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Peloton Interactive | -2.09% | N/A | -2.39% |
| Vision Marine Technologies | -84.38% | -240.59% | -59.56% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Peloton Interactive and Vision Marine Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Peloton Interactive | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2.53 |
| Vision Marine Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Peloton Interactive presently has a consensus target price of $9.26, suggesting a potential upside of 99.95%. Given Peloton Interactive’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Peloton Interactive is more favorable than Vision Marine Technologies.
Summary
Peloton Interactive beats Vision Marine Technologies on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Peloton Interactive
Peloton Interactive, Inc. operates interactive fitness platform in North America and internationally. The company offers connected fitness products with touchscreen that streams live and on-demand classes under the Peloton Bike, Peloton Bike+, Peloton Tread, Peloton Tread+, Peloton Guide, and Peloton Row names. The company markets and sells its interactive fitness products directly through its retail showrooms and at onepeloton.com. Peloton Interactive, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Vision Marine Technologies
Vision Marine Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and rents electric boats in Canada, the United States, and internationally. It offers e-motion electric powertrain technology; e-motion electric outboard powertrain system; electric boats; maintenance, repair, and customer support services; as well as manufactures customized boats. The company also provides its products through website and distributors. It serves original equipment manufacturers, retail customer, boat clubs, and boat rental operations. The company was formerly known as Riopel Marine Inc. and changed its name to Vision Marine Technologies Inc. in April 2020. Vision Marine Technologies Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Boisbriand, Canada.
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