Analyzing iPower (IPW) & The Competition

iPower (NASDAQ:IPW) is one of 142 public companies in the “Broadline Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare iPower to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

iPower has a beta of 3.24, meaning that its stock price is 224% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iPower’s competitors have a beta of 1.74, meaning that their average stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for iPower and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iPower	1	0	0	0	1.00
iPower Competitors	1408	5411	10897	311	2.56

As a group, “Broadline Retail” companies have a potential upside of 21.74%. Given iPower’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe iPower has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.7% of iPower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of iPower shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares iPower and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
iPower	$19.96 million	-$11.62 million	-0.00
iPower Competitors	$54.95 billion	$1.71 billion	15.28

iPower’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than iPower. iPower is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares iPower and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iPower	-23.43%	-47.96%	-27.32%
iPower Competitors	-2.83%	-30.25%	-2.12%

Summary

iPower competitors beat iPower on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

iPower Company Profile

iPower Inc. operates as an online retailer and supplier of consumer home, garden, and pet products for commercial businesses and individuals in the United States. The company offers grow light systems; advanced heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; water pumps, heaters, chillers, and filters; nutrient and fertilizer delivery systems; and various growing media products. It also provides general gardening products, including environmental sensors and controls; and home products, which comprise commercial fans, floor and wall fans, storage and shelving units, and chairs. The company sells its products under the iPower and Simple Deluxe brand names through zenhydro.com, simpledeluxe.com, and various third-party online platforms. The company was formerly known as BZRTH Inc. and changed its name to iPower Inc. in September 2020. iPower Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Rancho Cucamonga, California.