iPower (IPW) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IPW or YI?

2.7% of iPower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of 111 shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.4% of iPower shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.9% of 111 shares are owned 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, IPW or YI?

111 has higher revenue and earnings than iPower. iPower is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 111, 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	$74.11M	0.26	-$1.53M	-$0.04	-15.30
111	$1.97B	0.03	-$1.42M	-$0.64	-10.83

Does the media favor IPW or YI?

In the previous week, 111 had 7 more articles in the media than iPower. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for 111 and 0 mentions for iPower. 111's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat iPower's score of 0.00 indicating that 111 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
iPower	Neutral
111	Positive

Is IPW or YI more profitable?

iPower has a net margin of -0.17% compared to 111's net margin of -0.48%. 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	-0.48%	N/A	-2.45%

Which has more volatility and risk, IPW or YI?

iPower has a beta of 3.44, meaning that its stock price is 244% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 111 has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

111 beats iPower on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.