Warby Parker (WRBY) Competitors

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

Which has higher 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	$795.09M	2.90	-$63.20M	-$0.12	-183.68
Stevanato Group	$1.12B	6.30	$157.62M	$0.51	45.88

Does the media favor WRBY or STVN?

In the previous week, Warby Parker had 4 more articles in the media than Stevanato Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Warby Parker and 2 mentions for Stevanato Group. Stevanato Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Warby Parker's score of 0.79 indicating that Stevanato Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Warby Parker	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stevanato Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WRBY or STVN?

Warby Parker received 24 more outperform votes than Stevanato Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.27% of users gave Stevanato Group an outperform vote while only 46.61% of users gave Warby Parker an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Warby Parker	Outperform Votes 55 46.61%	Underperform Votes 63 53.39%
Stevanato Group	Outperform Votes 31 63.27%	Underperform Votes 18 36.73%

Is WRBY or STVN more profitable?

Stevanato Group has a net margin of 10.47% compared to Warby Parker's net margin of -4.39%. Stevanato Group's return on equity of 9.86% beat Warby Parker's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Warby Parker	-4.39%	-8.26%	-4.37%
Stevanato Group	10.47%	9.86%	5.79%

Do analysts prefer WRBY or STVN?

Warby Parker presently has a consensus target price of $22.88, indicating a potential upside of 3.78%. Given Warby Parker's higher probable upside, equities 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 volatility and risk, WRBY or STVN?

Warby Parker has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stevanato Group has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Stevanato Group beats Warby Parker on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.