Warby Parker (WRBY) Competitors

Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) and Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBY) are both mid-cap medical equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Do analysts rate PEN or WRBY?

Penumbra currently has a consensus price target of $302.93, suggesting a potential upside of 18.98%. Warby Parker has a consensus price target of $24.06, suggesting a potential downside of 11.20%. Given Penumbra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Penumbra is more favorable than Warby Parker.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Penumbra	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Warby Parker	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PEN or WRBY?

88.9% of Penumbra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Warby Parker shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Penumbra shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Warby Parker shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer PEN or WRBY?

In the previous week, Warby Parker had 1 more articles in the media than Penumbra. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Warby Parker and 10 mentions for Penumbra. Penumbra's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Warby Parker's score of 0.87 indicating that Penumbra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Penumbra	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Warby Parker	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, PEN or WRBY?

Penumbra has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warby Parker has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PEN or WRBY?

Penumbra has higher revenue and earnings than Warby Parker. Warby Parker is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Penumbra, 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
Penumbra	$1.19B	8.31	$14.01M	$3.76	67.71
Warby Parker	$771.32M	3.70	-$20.39M	-$0.07	-387.11

Is PEN or WRBY more profitable?

Penumbra has a net margin of 11.54% compared to Warby Parker's net margin of -1.12%. Penumbra's return on equity of 11.55% beat Warby Parker's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Penumbra	11.54%	11.55%	8.76%
Warby Parker	-1.12%	-0.79%	-0.41%

Summary

Penumbra beats Warby Parker on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.