Contrasting Connexa Sports Technologies (NASDAQ:YYAI) and Life Time Group (NYSE:LTH)

Connexa Sports Technologies (NASDAQ:YYAI) and Life Time Group (NYSE:LTH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Connexa Sports Technologies and Life Time Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Connexa Sports Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Life Time Group	0	5	8	0	2.62

Life Time Group has a consensus target price of $35.92, indicating a potential upside of 30.20%. Given Life Time Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Life Time Group is more favorable than Connexa Sports Technologies.

Risk & Volatility

Connexa Sports Technologies has a beta of -1.96, suggesting that its share price is 296% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Life Time Group has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Connexa Sports Technologies and Life Time Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Connexa Sports Technologies	$12.82 million	2.35	$3.49 million	($11.44)	-0.18
Life Time Group	$2.62 billion	2.32	$156.24 million	$1.02	27.05

Life Time Group has higher revenue and earnings than Connexa Sports Technologies. Connexa Sports Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Life Time Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Connexa Sports Technologies and Life Time Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Connexa Sports Technologies	23.04%	15.61%	11.55%
Life Time Group	8.03%	9.05%	3.33%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.0% of Connexa Sports Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Life Time Group shares are held by institutional investors. 55.8% of Connexa Sports Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Life Time Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Life Time Group beats Connexa Sports Technologies on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Connexa Sports Technologies

Connexa Sports Technologies Inc. engages in the sports equipment and technology business in the United States. The company offers Slinger Launcher, a portable padel tennis ball launcher and pickleball launcher; and Slinger Bag Launcher, a ball launcher built into transport wheeled trolley bag. It also provides Gameface, AI technology and performance analytics for sports. Connexa Sports Technologies Inc. is based in Windsor Mill, Maryland.

About Life Time Group

Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. provides health, fitness, and wellness experiences to a community of individual members in the United States and Canada. It primarily engages in designing, building, and operating of sports and athletic, professional fitness, family recreation, and spa centers in a resort-like environment, principally in suburban and urban locations of metropolitan areas. The company also offers fitness floors with equipment, locker rooms, group fitness studios, indoor and outdoor pools, bistros, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, pickleball courts, basketball courts, LifeSpa, LifeCafe, and childcare and Kids Academy learning spaces. In addition, its Life Time Digital provides live streaming fitness classes, remote goal-based personal training, nutrition and weight loss support, curated award-winning health, and fitness and wellness content. The company is also involved in media activities, conducting athletic events, and provision of related services. It operates various centers, including ground leases. The company was formerly known as LTF Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. in June 21, 2021. Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Chanhassen, Minnesota.