Contrasting Warby Parker (WRBY) & Its Rivals

Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBY) is one of 49 publicly-traded companies in the “CONS PD – MISC STPL” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Warby Parker to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.2% of Warby Parker shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of shares of all “CONS PD – MISC STPL” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.2% of Warby Parker shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of shares of all “CONS PD – MISC STPL” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Warby Parker has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warby Parker’s rivals have a beta of 0.66, suggesting that their average share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Warby Parker and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Warby Parker	0	9	10	0	2.53
Warby Parker Competitors	649	2862	2966	87	2.38

Warby Parker presently has a consensus target price of $22.88, indicating a potential downside of 3.09%. As a group, “CONS PD – MISC STPL” companies have a potential upside of 16.82%. Given Warby Parker’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Warby Parker has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Warby Parker and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Warby Parker	-1.79%	-2.48%	-1.29%
Warby Parker Competitors	-4.99%	-201.13%	-2.18%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Warby Parker and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Warby Parker	$795.09 million	-$20.39 million	-196.71
Warby Parker Competitors	$14.42 billion	$1.19 billion	18.82

Warby Parker’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Warby Parker. Warby Parker is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Warby Parker beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Warby Parker Company Profile

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.