Analyzing Lazydays (NASDAQ:GORV) & YETI (NYSE:YETI)

YETI (NYSE:YETI) and Lazydays (NASDAQ:GORV) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares YETI and Lazydays’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
YETI	8.75%	23.62%	13.98%
Lazydays	-38.07%	-338.41%	-34.68%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for YETI and Lazydays, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
YETI	0	9	6	0	2.40
Lazydays	1	0	0	0	1.00

YETI currently has a consensus price target of $39.82, suggesting a potential downside of 19.19%. Given YETI’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe YETI is more favorable than Lazydays.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.7% of Lazydays shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of YETI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Lazydays shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares YETI and Lazydays”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
YETI	$1.83 billion	2.10	$175.69 million	$1.92	25.66
Lazydays	$558.43 million	0.00	-$163.71 million	($103.13)	0.00

YETI has higher revenue and earnings than Lazydays. Lazydays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than YETI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

YETI has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lazydays has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

YETI beats Lazydays on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About YETI

YETI Holdings, Inc. designs, retails, and distributes products for the outdoor and recreation market under the YETI brand. It offers coolers and equipment, including hard and soft coolers, cargo, bags, outdoor living, and associated accessories, as well as backpacks, duffel bags, luggage, packing cubes, carryalls, camp chairs, blankets, dog beds, dog bowls, and gear cases under the LoadOut, Panga, Crossroads, Camino, Hondo Base, Trailhead, Lowlands, Boomer, and SideKick Dry brands. The company also provides drinkware products, such as colsters, lowballs, wine tumblers, stackable pints, mugs, tumblers, straw mugs and cups, bottles, jugs, and water bottles, as well as accessories comprising bottle straw and chug caps, lids, straw lids, color packs, tumbler handles, and jug mounts under the Rambler brand. In addition, it offers apparel and gear products, such as hats, shirts, bottle openers, and ice substitutes. The company sells its products through independent retailers, including outdoor specialty, hardware, sporting goods, and farm and ranch supply stores, as well as through its Website, YETI.com. It operates in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, and Japan. YETI Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

About Lazydays

Lazydays Holdings, Inc. operates recreational vehicle (RV) dealerships under the Lazydays name in the United States. The company offers RV sales, RV-repair and services, financing and insurance products, third-party protection plans, and after-market parts and accessories. It also operates the Lazydays RV resort at Tampa, Florida. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Tampa, Florida.