Xponential Fitness (XPOF) Competitors

Xponential Fitness (NYSE:XPOF) and Bowlero (NYSE:BOWL) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Do analysts prefer XPOF or BOWL?

Xponential Fitness presently has a consensus target price of $13.94, suggesting a potential upside of 40.85%. Bowlero has a consensus target price of $15.60, suggesting a potential upside of 59.18%. Given Bowlero's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bowlero is more favorable than Xponential Fitness.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xponential Fitness	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Bowlero	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has better valuation and earnings, XPOF or BOWL?

Xponential Fitness has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bowlero. Bowlero is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xponential Fitness, 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
Xponential Fitness	$317.54M	1.52	-$64.95M	-$2.04	-4.85
Bowlero	$1.19B	1.21	-$83.58M	-$0.61	-16.07

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of XPOF or BOWL?

58.5% of Xponential Fitness shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of Bowlero shares are held by institutional investors. 42.3% of Xponential Fitness shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 79.9% of Bowlero shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor XPOF or BOWL?

In the previous week, Xponential Fitness had 2 more articles in the media than Bowlero. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Xponential Fitness and 3 mentions for Bowlero. Xponential Fitness' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Bowlero's score of 0.80 indicating that Xponential Fitness is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xponential Fitness	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bowlero	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, XPOF or BOWL?

Xponential Fitness has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bowlero has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is XPOF or BOWL more profitable?

Bowlero has a net margin of -6.63% compared to Xponential Fitness' net margin of -20.80%. Xponential Fitness' return on equity of 0.00% beat Bowlero's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xponential Fitness	-20.80%	N/A	-3.99%
Bowlero	-6.63%	-31.58%	1.31%

Summary

Bowlero beats Xponential Fitness on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.