Warby Parker (WRBY) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, PEN or WRBY?

Penumbra has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warby Parker has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PEN or WRBY more profitable?

Penumbra has a net margin of 1.17% compared to Warby Parker's net margin of -4.39%. Penumbra's return on equity of 9.74% beat Warby Parker's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Penumbra	1.17%	9.74%	7.35%
Warby Parker	-4.39%	-8.26%	-4.37%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	9.43	$90.95M	$0.34	860.04
Warby Parker	$669.77M	3.66	-$63.20M	-$0.27	-89.21

Does the media prefer PEN or WRBY?

In the previous week, Penumbra had 52 more articles in the media than Warby Parker. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Penumbra and 9 mentions for Warby Parker. Penumbra's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Warby Parker's score of 0.54 indicating that Penumbra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Penumbra	16 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Warby Parker	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PEN or WRBY?

Penumbra received 789 more outperform votes than Warby Parker when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.33% of users gave Penumbra an outperform vote while only 42.11% of users gave Warby Parker an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Penumbra	Outperform Votes 829 80.33%	Underperform Votes 203 19.67%
Warby Parker	Outperform Votes 40 42.11%	Underperform Votes 55 57.89%

Do analysts prefer PEN or WRBY?

Penumbra presently has a consensus target price of $292.64, suggesting a potential upside of 0.08%. Warby Parker has a consensus target price of $21.92, suggesting a potential downside of 8.98%. Given Penumbra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Warby Parker	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

88.9% of Penumbra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Warby Parker shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Penumbra shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.6% of Warby Parker shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Penumbra beats Warby Parker on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.