Solo Brands (DTC) Competitors

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

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

84.5% of Solo Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Genasys shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Solo Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Genasys shares are held by 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.

Do analysts prefer DTC or GNSS?

Solo Brands currently has a consensus price target of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 254.72%. Genasys has a consensus price target of $5.33, suggesting a potential upside of 172.80%. Given Solo Brands' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Solo Brands is more favorable than Genasys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solo Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Genasys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is DTC or GNSS more profitable?

Solo Brands has a net margin of -42.03% compared to Genasys' net margin of -101.82%. Solo Brands' return on equity of 4.16% beat Genasys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solo Brands	-42.03%	4.16%	2.23%
Genasys	-101.82%	-166.96%	-51.97%

Does the media prefer DTC or GNSS?

In the previous week, Solo Brands and Solo Brands both had 2 articles in the media. Solo Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Genasys' score of 0.00 indicating that Solo Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Solo Brands	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Genasys	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, DTC or GNSS?

Solo Brands has a beta of 2.86, suggesting that its share price is 186% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genasys has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, DTC or GNSS?

Genasys has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Solo Brands. Solo Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genasys, 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
Solo Brands	$454.55M	2.69	-$111.35M	-$1.93	-6.87
Genasys	$24.01M	3.68	-$31.73M	-$0.64	-3.05

Summary

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