Xponential Fitness (NYSE:XPOF) and Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality (NYSE:PRSU) Financial Survey

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

Profitability

This table compares Xponential Fitness and Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xponential Fitness	-11.28%	-3.40%	3.29%
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality	6.19%	5.30%	3.54%

Volatility & Risk

Xponential Fitness has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Xponential Fitness and Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xponential Fitness	2	7	2	0	2.00
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality	0	1	2	1	3.00

Xponential Fitness currently has a consensus price target of $8.44, suggesting a potential upside of 19.85%. Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality has a consensus price target of $47.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.20%. Given Xponential Fitness’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Xponential Fitness is more favorable than Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

58.6% of Xponential Fitness shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.1% of Xponential Fitness shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Xponential Fitness and Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xponential Fitness	$314.88 million	1.10	-$33.79 million	($1.38)	-5.10
Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality	$452.42 million	3.31	$22.67 million	$0.99	55.33

Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality has higher revenue and earnings than Xponential Fitness. Xponential Fitness is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality beats Xponential Fitness on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Xponential Fitness

Xponential Fitness, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a boutique fitness franchisor in North America. It offers pilates, indoor cycling, barre, stretching, rowing, dancing, boxing, running, functional training, and yoga services under the Club Pilates, Pure Barre, CycleBar, StretchLab, Row House, YogaSix, Rumble, AKT, Stride, and BFT brands. Xponential Fitness, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

About Pursuit Attractions and Hospitality

Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality, Inc. engages in the provision of hospitality and leisure activities, experiential marketing, and live events. It operates through the following segments: Pursuit, Spiro, and GES Exhibitions. The Pursuit segment provides travel experiences that include recreational attractions, unique hotels and lodges, food and beverage, retail, sightseeing, and ground transportation services. The Spiro segment is an experiential marketing agency that partners with brands around the world to manage and elevate their global experiential marketing activities. The GES Exhibitions segment is a global exhibition services company that partners with exhibition and conference organizers as a full-service provider of strategic and logistics solutions to manage the complexity of their shows. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.