Warby Parker (WRBY) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, WRBY or PEN?

Warby Parker has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penumbra has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer WRBY or PEN?

Warby Parker currently has a consensus target price of $20.73, suggesting a potential downside of 14.67%. Penumbra has a consensus target price of $254.15, suggesting a potential upside of 2.68%. Given Penumbra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Penumbra is more favorable than Warby Parker.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Warby Parker	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Penumbra	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is WRBY or PEN more profitable?

Penumbra has a net margin of 2.97% compared to Warby Parker's net margin of -4.39%. Penumbra's return on equity of 8.99% beat Warby Parker's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Warby Parker	-4.39%	-8.26%	-4.37%
Penumbra	2.97%	8.99%	6.80%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WRBY or PEN?

Penumbra received 779 more outperform votes than Warby Parker when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.27% of users gave Penumbra an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Warby Parker an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Warby Parker	Outperform Votes 39 42.86%	Underperform Votes 52 57.14%
Penumbra	Outperform Votes 818 80.27%	Underperform Votes 201 19.73%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WRBY or PEN?

93.2% of Warby Parker shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of Penumbra shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.5% of Warby Parker shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Penumbra shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor WRBY or PEN?

In the previous week, Warby Parker and Warby Parker both had 20 articles in the media. Penumbra's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Warby Parker's score of 0.61 indicating that Penumbra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Warby Parker	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Penumbra	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, WRBY or PEN?

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
Warby Parker	$742.53M	3.33	-$63.20M	-$0.27	-89.96
Penumbra	$1.16B	8.16	$90.95M	$0.86	287.80

Summary

Penumbra beats Warby Parker on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.