Warby Parker (WRBY) Competitors

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

Does the media favor WRBY or STVN?

In the previous week, Stevanato Group had 4 more articles in the media than Warby Parker. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Stevanato Group and 4 mentions for Warby Parker. Warby Parker's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Stevanato Group's score of 0.87 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stevanato Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WRBY or STVN?

93.2% of Warby Parker shares are held by institutional investors. 18.2% of Warby Parker shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Stevanato Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WRBY or STVN more profitable?

Stevanato Group has a net margin of 11.14% compared to Warby Parker's net margin of -1.79%. Stevanato Group's return on equity of 10.00% beat Warby Parker's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Warby Parker	-1.79%	-2.48%	-1.29%
Stevanato Group	11.14%	10.00%	6.03%

Do analysts recommend WRBY or STVN?

Warby Parker currently has a consensus price target of $22.88, indicating a potential upside of 2.81%. Given Warby Parker's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Warby Parker is more favorable than Stevanato Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Warby Parker	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Stevanato Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has more risk & volatility, WRBY or STVN?

Warby Parker has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stevanato Group has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WRBY or STVN?

Stevanato Group has higher revenue and earnings than Warby Parker. Warby Parker is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stevanato Group, 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	$771.32M	3.01	-$20.39M	-$0.12	-185.42
Stevanato Group	€1.19B	6.23	€127.45M	€0.51	48.22

Summary

Stevanato Group beats Warby Parker on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.