AxoGen (AXGN) Competitors

Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBY) and AxoGen (NASDAQ:AXGN) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media favor WRBY or AXGN?

In the previous week, Warby Parker had 5 more articles in the media than AxoGen. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Warby Parker and 4 mentions for AxoGen. AxoGen's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Warby Parker's score of 0.49 indicating that AxoGen is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Warby Parker	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AxoGen	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, WRBY or AXGN?

Warby Parker has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AxoGen has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WRBY or AXGN?

AxoGen has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Warby Parker. Warby Parker is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AxoGen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Warby Parker	$669.77M	3.65	-$63.20M	-$0.27	-89.00
AxoGen	$159.01M	4.98	-$21.72M	-$0.32	-56.25

Is WRBY or AXGN more profitable?

Warby Parker has a net margin of -4.39% compared to AxoGen's net margin of -7.91%. Warby Parker's return on equity of -8.26% beat AxoGen's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Warby Parker	-4.39%	-8.26%	-4.37%
AxoGen	-7.91%	-14.91%	-7.49%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WRBY or AXGN?

93.2% of Warby Parker shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of AxoGen shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.6% of Warby Parker shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of AxoGen shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WRBY or AXGN?

AxoGen received 414 more outperform votes than Warby Parker when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.76% of users gave AxoGen an outperform vote while only 42.11% of users gave Warby Parker an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Warby Parker	Outperform Votes 40 42.11%	Underperform Votes 55 57.89%
AxoGen	Outperform Votes 454 72.76%	Underperform Votes 170 27.24%

Do analysts recommend WRBY or AXGN?

Warby Parker presently has a consensus target price of $21.92, indicating a potential downside of 8.76%. AxoGen has a consensus target price of $18.33, indicating a potential upside of 1.85%. Given AxoGen's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AxoGen is more favorable than Warby Parker.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Warby Parker	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
AxoGen	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Warby Parker beats AxoGen on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.