ESH Acquisition (NASDAQ:ESHA) & Inspirato (NASDAQ:ISPO) Financial Contrast

ESH Acquisition (NASDAQ:ESHA) and Inspirato (NASDAQ:ISPO) are both small-cap unclassified companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for ESH Acquisition and Inspirato, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ESH Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00
Inspirato	0	1	1	0	2.50

Inspirato has a consensus target price of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 206.12%. Given Inspirato’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Inspirato is more favorable than ESH Acquisition.

Profitability

This table compares ESH Acquisition and Inspirato’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ESH Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Inspirato	-4.14%	N/A	-11.74%

Volatility & Risk

ESH Acquisition has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inspirato has a beta of -0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ESH Acquisition and Inspirato”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ESH Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Inspirato	$329.10 million	0.11	-$51.76 million	($4.40)	-0.78

ESH Acquisition has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Inspirato.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.6% of ESH Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of Inspirato shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of ESH Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 42.0% of Inspirato shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Inspirato beats ESH Acquisition on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ESH Acquisition

ESH Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or other similar business combination with one or more operating businesses or assets in the sports, hospitality, and music and entertainment sectors. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in New York, New York.

About Inspirato

Inspirato Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a subscription-based luxury travel company. The company's portfolio includes luxury vacation homes, and accommodations at luxury hotels and resorts, as well as luxury safaris, cruises, custom-designed itineraries, and other experiences. It is involved in solving critical pain points for hospitality suppliers seeking to monetize their property with rental income. In addition, the company offers Inspirato Pass for member to book pass trips; Inspirato Club for members to book trips up to one year in advance Inspirato for Good, a platform designed to help nonprofit organizations accelerate funding results; Inspirato for Business, a business-to-business channel through which subscription and travel products are sold directly to businesses seeking to leverage luxury accommodations to recruit, retain, and reward their employees. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.