Warby Parker (WRBY) Competitors

Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) and Warby Parker (NYSE:WRBY) are both mid-cap medical equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer PEN or WRBY?

In the previous week, Penumbra had 37 more articles in the media than Warby Parker. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Penumbra and 13 mentions for Warby Parker. Warby Parker's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Penumbra's score of 0.60 indicating that Warby Parker is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Penumbra	17 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Warby Parker	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PEN or WRBY more profitable?

Penumbra has a net margin of 11.54% compared to Warby Parker's net margin of -1.79%. Penumbra's return on equity of 11.55% beat Warby Parker's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Penumbra	11.54%	11.55%	8.76%
Warby Parker	-1.79%	-2.48%	-1.29%

Do analysts prefer PEN or WRBY?

Penumbra presently has a consensus target price of $300.47, suggesting a potential upside of 23.90%. Warby Parker has a consensus target price of $23.13, suggesting a potential downside of 2.05%. Given Penumbra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Penumbra is more favorable than Warby Parker.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Penumbra	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Warby Parker	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

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

88.9% of Penumbra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Warby Parker shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Penumbra shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Warby Parker shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, PEN or WRBY?

Penumbra has higher revenue and earnings than Warby Parker. Warby Parker is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Penumbra, 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
Penumbra	$1.19B	7.92	$14.01M	$1.06	228.77
Warby Parker	$771.32M	3.20	-$20.39M	-$0.12	-196.75

Which has more volatility & risk, PEN or WRBY?

Penumbra has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warby Parker has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Penumbra beats Warby Parker on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.