Head-To-Head Review: WeWork (NYSE:WEWKQ) versus WeWork (NYSE:WE)

WeWork (NYSE:WEWKQ) and WeWork (NYSE:WE) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for WeWork and WeWork, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WeWork	0	0	0	0	N/A
WeWork	0	2	0	0	2.00

WeWork has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 6,566.67%. Given WeWork’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe WeWork is more favorable than WeWork.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares WeWork and WeWork’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WeWork	$3.25 billion	0.00	-$2.03 billion	($75.60)	0.00
WeWork	$3.36 billion	0.00	-$2.03 billion	($75.60)	0.00

WeWork is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WeWork, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.7% of WeWork shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of WeWork shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of WeWork shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares WeWork and WeWork’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WeWork	N/A	N/A	N/A
WeWork	-48.69%	N/A	-9.59%

Risk & Volatility

WeWork has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WeWork has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

WeWork beats WeWork on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About WeWork

WeWork Inc. provides flexible workspace solutions to individuals and organizations worldwide. The company offers workstation, private office, and customized floor solutions; and various amenities and services, such as private phone booths, internet, high-speed business printers and copiers, mail and package handling, front desk services, off-peak building access, common areas, and daily enhanced cleaning solutions. It also provides various value-add services; business and technical service solutions, including professional employer organization and payroll services, remote workforce solutions, human resources benefits, dedicated bandwidth, and IT equipment co-location solutions. In addition, the company offers WeWork All Access, a monthly subscription-based model that allows members to book workspaces, conference rooms, and private offices; WeWork On Demand, which enables users with pay-as-you-go access to book individual workspace or conference rooms at nearby WeWork locations; and WeWork Workplace, a turnkey workspace management solution for landlords, operators, and enterprises. WeWork Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, New York. On November 6, 2023, WeWork Inc., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.

About WeWork

WeWork Inc. provides flexible workspace solutions to individuals and organizations worldwide. The company offers workstation, private office, and customized floor solutions; and various amenities and services, such as private phone booths, internet, high-speed business printers and copiers, mail and package handling, front desk services, off-peak building access, common areas, and daily enhanced cleaning solutions. It also provides various value-add services; business and technical service solutions, including professional employer organization and payroll services, remote workforce solutions, human resources benefits, dedicated bandwidth, and IT equipment co-location solutions. In addition, the company offers WeWork All Access, a monthly subscription-based model that allows members to book workspaces, conference rooms, and private offices; WeWork On Demand, which enables users with pay-as-you-go access to book individual workspace or conference rooms at nearby WeWork locations; and WeWork Workplace, a turnkey workspace management solution for landlords, operators, and enterprises. WeWork Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, New York.