Wabash National (WNC) Competitors

Fox Factory (NASDAQ:FOXF) and Wabash National (NYSE:WNC) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend FOXF or WNC?

Fox Factory presently has a consensus target price of $36.43, suggesting a potential upside of 36.64%. Wabash National has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.81%. Given Fox Factory's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Fox Factory is more favorable than Wabash National.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fox Factory	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Wabash National	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FOXF or WNC?

97.1% of Wabash National shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fox Factory shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Wabash National shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer FOXF or WNC?

In the previous week, Fox Factory had 2 more articles in the media than Wabash National. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Fox Factory and 2 mentions for Wabash National. Fox Factory's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Wabash National's score of 0.81 indicating that Fox Factory is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fox Factory	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wabash National	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, FOXF or WNC?

Fox Factory has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wabash National has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, FOXF or WNC?

Fox Factory has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wabash National. Wabash National is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fox Factory, 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
Fox Factory	$1.39B	0.80	$6.55M	-$5.99	-4.45
Wabash National	$1.95B	0.21	-$284.07M	-$1.55	-6.44

Is FOXF or WNC more profitable?

Wabash National has a net margin of -3.93% compared to Fox Factory's net margin of -17.64%. Fox Factory's return on equity of 4.70% beat Wabash National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fox Factory	-17.64%	4.70%	2.44%
Wabash National	-3.93%	3.49%	0.84%

Summary

Fox Factory beats Wabash National on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.