EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) vs. Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) Financial Contrast

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) and EVgo (NASDAQ:EVGO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Bath & Body Works and EVgo”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bath & Body Works	$7.29 billion	0.48	$649.00 million	$3.84	4.51
EVgo	$384.09 million	1.00	-$41.57 million	($0.40)	-3.05

Bath & Body Works has higher revenue and earnings than EVgo. EVgo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bath & Body Works, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Bath & Body Works and EVgo, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bath & Body Works	1	15	4	0	2.15
EVgo	2	1	6	0	2.44

Bath & Body Works currently has a consensus target price of $22.13, suggesting a potential upside of 27.78%. EVgo has a consensus target price of $2.93, suggesting a potential upside of 140.05%. Given EVgo’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EVgo is more favorable than Bath & Body Works.

Profitability

This table compares Bath & Body Works and EVgo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bath & Body Works	10.83%	-53.48%	13.40%
EVgo	-13.50%	N/A	-5.75%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.1% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.4% of EVgo shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of EVgo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Bath & Body Works has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EVgo has a beta of 2.87, suggesting that its share price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bath & Body Works beats EVgo on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bath & Body Works

Bath & Body Works, Inc. is a specialty retailers and home to America’s Favorite Fragrances, offering a breadth of exclusive fragrances for the body and home, including the selling collections for fine fragrance mist, body lotion and body cream, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap. The company was founded by Leslie Herbert Wexner in 1963 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

About EVgo

EVgo, Inc. owns and operates a direct current fast charging network for electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States. The company offers electricity directly to drivers, who access its publicly available networked chargers; original equipment manufacturer charging and related services; fleet and rideshare public charging services; and charging as a service and fleet dedicated charging services. It also provides ancillary services, such as customization of digital applications, charging data integration, loyalty programs, access to chargers behind parking lot or garage pay gates, microtargeted advertising, and charging reservations; and hardware, design, and construction services for charging sites, as well as ongoing operations, maintenance, and networking and software integration solutions through eXtend. In addition, it offers PlugShare such as data, research, and advertising services and equipment procurement and operational services. EVgo, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.EVgo, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of EVgo Holdings LLC.