Warby Parker (WRBY) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate WRBY or PEN?

Warby Parker currently has a consensus target price of $24.75, suggesting a potential upside of 0.10%. Penumbra has a consensus target price of $301.93, suggesting a potential upside of 21.24%. Given Penumbra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Penumbra is more favorable than Warby Parker.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Warby Parker	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48
Penumbra	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more volatility and risk, WRBY or PEN?

Warby Parker has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penumbra has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WRBY or PEN?

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
Warby Parker	$821.35M	3.17	-$20.39M	-$0.07	-353.21
Penumbra	$1.19B	8.13	$14.01M	$3.76	66.24

Is WRBY or PEN 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
Warby Parker	-1.12%	-0.79%	-0.41%
Penumbra	11.54%	11.55%	8.76%

Does the media refer more to WRBY or PEN?

In the previous week, Penumbra had 14 more articles in the media than Warby Parker. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Penumbra and 8 mentions for Warby Parker. Warby Parker's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Penumbra's score of 0.67 indicating that Warby Parker is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Warby Parker	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Penumbra	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

93.2% of Warby Parker shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of Penumbra shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.2% of Warby Parker shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Penumbra shares are owned by 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

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