Solo Brands (DTC) Competitors

Genasys (NASDAQ:GNSS) and Solo Brands (NYSE:DTC) are both small-cap recreation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

Is GNSS or DTC more profitable?

Solo Brands has a net margin of -27.36% compared to Genasys' net margin of -92.19%. Solo Brands' return on equity of 0.39% beat Genasys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genasys	-92.19%	-264.70%	-52.09%
Solo Brands	-27.36%	0.39%	0.16%

Do analysts recommend GNSS or DTC?

Genasys presently has a consensus target price of $5.33, indicating a potential upside of 158.90%. Solo Brands has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 241.88%. Given Solo Brands' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Solo Brands is more favorable than Genasys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genasys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Solo Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GNSS or DTC?

40.0% of Genasys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Solo Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Genasys shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Solo Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to GNSS or DTC?

In the previous week, Genasys had 2 more articles in the media than Solo Brands. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Genasys and 0 mentions for Solo Brands. Genasys' average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Solo Brands' score of 1.67 indicating that Genasys is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genasys	Very Positive
Solo Brands	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, GNSS or DTC?

Genasys has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solo Brands has a beta of 4.81, suggesting that its stock price is 381% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GNSS or DTC?

Genasys has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Solo Brands. Genasys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solo Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genasys	$24.01M	3.87	-$31.73M	-$0.63	-3.27
Solo Brands	$446.48M	0.06	-$113.36M	-$83.20	-0.14

Summary

Genasys beats Solo Brands on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.