Inspirato (ISPO) and The Competition Critical Contrast

Inspirato (NASDAQ:ISPO – Get Rating) is one of 721 publicly-traded companies in the “Holding & other investment offices” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Inspirato to related companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.8% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Inspirato shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of shares of all “Holding & other investment offices” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Inspirato and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inspirato	0	3	1	0	2.25
Inspirato Competitors	114	594	893	18	2.50

Inspirato presently has a consensus target price of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 289.34%. As a group, “Holding & other investment offices” companies have a potential upside of 56.87%. Given Inspirato’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Inspirato is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Inspirato and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inspirato	$234.75 million	-$4.88 million	-0.16
Inspirato Competitors	$1.90 billion	$107.98 million	23.04

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

Profitability

This table compares Inspirato and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inspirato	-8.22%	N/A	-5.42%
Inspirato Competitors	11.88%	-78.38%	2.00%

Risk & Volatility

Inspirato has a beta of -0.67, meaning that its share price is 167% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inspirato’s competitors have a beta of 0.06, meaning that their average share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Inspirato competitors beat Inspirato on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

Inspirato Company Profile

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Inspirato Incorporated operates as a subscription-based luxury travel company. The company provides affluent travelers access to a portfolio of curated luxury vacation options. As of December 31, 2021, it had approximately 425 private luxury vacation homes available exclusively to subscribers; and accommodations at approximately 420 luxury hotel and resort partners worldwide. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.