Contrasting Xponential Fitness (XPOF) and Its Competitors

Xponential Fitness (NYSE:XPOF – Get Rating) is one of 28 publicly-traded companies in the “Miscellaneous amusement & recreation services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Xponential Fitness to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xponential Fitness	-17.11%	-24.68%	13.70%
Xponential Fitness Competitors	-152.06%	-80.29%	-26.12%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

60.7% of Xponential Fitness shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of shares of all “Miscellaneous amusement & recreation services” companies are held by institutional investors. 69.3% of Xponential Fitness shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.0% of shares of all “Miscellaneous amusement & recreation services” companies 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Xponential Fitness and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xponential Fitness	0	0	9	1	3.10
Xponential Fitness Competitors	187	972	1786	56	2.57

Xponential Fitness presently has a consensus price target of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 37.66%. As a group, “Miscellaneous amusement & recreation services” companies have a potential upside of 45.07%. Given Xponential Fitness’ rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Xponential Fitness has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Xponential Fitness and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xponential Fitness	$155.08 million	$26.98 million	-3.86
Xponential Fitness Competitors	$3.74 billion	$52.84 million	8.52

Xponential Fitness’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Xponential Fitness. Xponential Fitness 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.

Summary

Xponential Fitness beats its rivals on 8 of the 11 factors compared.

Xponential Fitness Company Profile (Get Rating)

Xponential Fitness, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a boutique fitness franchisor in the United States and internationally. The company offers fitness and wellness services, including pilates, barre, cycling, stretching, rowing, yoga, boxing, dancing, running, and functional training under the Club Pilates, Pure Barre, CycleBar, StretchLab, Row House, YogaSix, Rumble, AKT, Stride, and BFT brands. As of December 31, 2021, it had 1,556 franchisees operating 1,954 open studios on an adjusted basis. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

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