Upbound Group (UPBD) Competitors

Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) and Upbound Group (NASDAQ:UPBD) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, ETSY or UPBD?

Etsy has a beta of 2, meaning that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upbound Group has a beta of 2.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ETSY or UPBD?

In the previous week, Etsy had 50 more articles in the media than Upbound Group. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Etsy and 23 mentions for Upbound Group. Upbound Group's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Etsy's score of 0.23 indicating that Upbound Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Etsy	13 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	22 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Upbound Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate ETSY or UPBD?

Etsy currently has a consensus target price of $60.08, suggesting a potential upside of 17.21%. Upbound Group has a consensus target price of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 45.58%. Given Upbound Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Upbound Group is more favorable than Etsy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Etsy	4 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19
Upbound Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ETSY or UPBD?

Etsy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Upbound Group. Upbound Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Etsy, 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
Etsy	$2.81B	2.05	$307.57M	$2.37	21.63
Upbound Group	$3.99B	0.36	-$5.18M	$1.45	18.32

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ETSY or UPBD?

Etsy received 843 more outperform votes than Upbound Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.62% of users gave Etsy an outperform vote while only 36.84% of users gave Upbound Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Etsy	Outperform Votes 850 58.62%	Underperform Votes 600 41.38%
Upbound Group	Outperform Votes 7 36.84%	Underperform Votes 12 63.16%

Is ETSY or UPBD more profitable?

Etsy has a net margin of 10.80% compared to Upbound Group's net margin of 1.91%. Upbound Group's return on equity of 34.15% beat Etsy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Etsy	10.80%	-46.62%	12.37%
Upbound Group	1.91%	34.15%	7.60%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ETSY or UPBD?

99.5% of Etsy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Upbound Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Etsy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Upbound Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Etsy beats Upbound Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.