iPower (IPW) Competitors

iPower (NYSE:IPW) and 111 (NASDAQ:YI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, IPW or YI?

iPower has a beta of 3.66, meaning that its share price is 266% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 111 has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IPW or YI more profitable?

iPower has a net margin of -0.17% compared to 111's net margin of -1.75%. iPower's return on equity of 3.07% beat 111's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iPower	-0.17%	3.07%	1.38%
111	-1.75%	N/A	-8.67%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IPW or YI?

2.7% of iPower shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of 111 shares are held by institutional investors. 27.6% of iPower shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.9% of 111 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer IPW or YI?

In the previous week, 111 had 2 more articles in the media than iPower. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for 111 and 3 mentions for iPower. 111's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat iPower's score of -1.03 indicating that 111 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
iPower	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
111	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IPW or YI?

iPower has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 111. 111 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than iPower, 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
iPower	$80.84M	0.21	-$1.53M	$0.19	2.79
111	$14.40B	0.00	-$43.07M	-$0.64	-11.41

Do analysts prefer IPW or YI?

iPower currently has a consensus target price of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 418.77%. Given iPower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe iPower is more favorable than 111.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iPower	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
111	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IPW or YI?

111 received 183 more outperform votes than iPower when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.32% of users gave 111 an outperform vote while only 9.72% of users gave iPower an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
iPower	Outperform Votes 7 9.72%	Underperform Votes 65 90.28%
111	Outperform Votes 190 60.32%	Underperform Votes 125 39.68%

Summary

iPower beats 111 on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.