NextTrip (NASDAQ:NTRP – Get Free Report) and Xponential Fitness (NYSE:XPOF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.
Risk & Volatility
NextTrip has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xponential Fitness has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares NextTrip and Xponential Fitness’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NextTrip | -289.92% | -246.48% | -105.09% |
| Xponential Fitness | -13.64% | -3.40% | -0.66% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NextTrip | $3.72 million | 5.72 | -$15.91 million | ($1.41) | -1.00 |
| Xponential Fitness | $288.47 million | 0.84 | -$33.79 million | ($1.47) | -3.34 |
NextTrip has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Xponential Fitness. Xponential Fitness is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NextTrip, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for NextTrip and Xponential Fitness, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NextTrip | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Xponential Fitness | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
NextTrip currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 431.91%. Xponential Fitness has a consensus price target of $6.94, suggesting a potential upside of 41.29%. Given NextTrip’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe NextTrip is more favorable than Xponential Fitness.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
3.8% of NextTrip shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.5% of Xponential Fitness shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.0% of NextTrip shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of Xponential Fitness shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
About NextTrip
NextTrip, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of travel technology solutions in the United States. The company offers NXT2.0, a booking engine technology platform, which provides travel distributors access to an inventory. It is also involved in the provision of online leisure travel agency services for booking hotels, flights, and curated vacations. The company was formerly known as Sigma Additive Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to NextTrip, Inc. in March 2024. NextTrip, Inc. is based in Sunrise, Florida.
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.
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