Critical Comparison: Beachbody (BODI) & Its Peers

Beachbody (NASDAQ:BODI) is one of 168 publicly-traded companies in the “Diversified Consumer Services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Beachbody to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Beachbody and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beachbody	5.68%	46.94%	9.72%
Beachbody Competitors	-2.01%	-37.80%	3.06%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Beachbody and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beachbody	1	2	3	0	2.33
Beachbody Competitors	1379	3373	5257	188	2.42

Beachbody presently has a consensus price target of $14.33, suggesting a potential upside of 124.31%. As a group, “Diversified Consumer Services” companies have a potential upside of 57.78%. Given Beachbody’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Beachbody is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

74.5% of Beachbody shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of shares of all “Diversified Consumer Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 42.4% of Beachbody shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of shares of all “Diversified Consumer Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Beachbody and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beachbody	$251.73 million	-$2.86 million	3.92
Beachbody Competitors	$3.22 billion	$218.79 million	14.48

Beachbody’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Beachbody. Beachbody is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Beachbody has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beachbody’s rivals have a beta of 0.48, indicating that their average stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Beachbody beats its rivals on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Beachbody Company Profile

The Beachbody Company, Inc. operates as a subscription health and wellness company that provides fitness, nutrition, and stress-reducing programs in the United States and internationally. The company operates Beachbody on Demand, a digital subscription platform that provides access to a library of live and on-demand fitness and nutrition content; and Beachbody on Demand Interactive (BODi) for live fitness and nutrition programs. It also offers nutritional products, such as Shakeology, a nutrition shake; Beachbody Performance supplements comprising pre-workout energize, hydrate, post-workout recover, and protein supplement recharge products; BEACHBAR, a low-sugar snack bar; supplements under the LADDER brand; connected fitness products; and BODi Bike Studio, a package subscription to BODi with a bike and accessories. The Beachbody Company, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.