Embecta (EMBC) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WRBY or EMBC?

Embecta has higher revenue and earnings than Warby Parker. Warby Parker is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Embecta, 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	$742.53M	3.29	-$63.20M	-$0.27	-89.00
Embecta	$1.12B	0.73	$78.30M	$1.00	14.10

Which has more risk & volatility, WRBY or EMBC?

Warby Parker has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Embecta has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to WRBY or EMBC?

In the previous week, Warby Parker had 3 more articles in the media than Embecta. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Warby Parker and 6 mentions for Embecta. Warby Parker's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Embecta's score of 0.34 indicating that Warby Parker is being referred to more favorably in the 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)	Positive
Embecta	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate WRBY or EMBC?

Warby Parker presently has a consensus target price of $21.92, indicating a potential downside of 8.76%. Embecta has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.12%. Given Embecta's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Embecta 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
Embecta	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is WRBY or EMBC more profitable?

Embecta has a net margin of 5.25% compared to Warby Parker's net margin of -4.39%. Warby Parker's return on equity of -8.26% beat Embecta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Warby Parker	-4.39%	-8.26%	-4.37%
Embecta	5.25%	-19.22%	11.92%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WRBY or EMBC?

Warby Parker received 39 more outperform votes than Embecta when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 42.11% of users gave Warby Parker an outperform vote while only 6.25% of users gave Embecta an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Warby Parker	Outperform Votes 40 42.11%	Underperform Votes 55 57.89%
Embecta	Outperform Votes 1 6.25%	Underperform Votes 15 93.75%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WRBY or EMBC?

93.2% of Warby Parker shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.8% of Embecta shares are held by institutional investors. 26.5% of Warby Parker shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Embecta shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Warby Parker beats Embecta on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.