Head-To-Head Contrast: Beachbody (NYSE:BODI) and Home Bistro (OTCMKTS:HBISD)

Home Bistro (OTCMKTS:HBISD) and Beachbody (NYSE:BODI) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Home Bistro and Beachbody’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Home Bistro	N/A	N/A	N/A
Beachbody	-25.72%	-92.82%	-29.79%

Risk & Volatility

Home Bistro has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beachbody has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Home Bistro and Beachbody, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Home Bistro	0	0	0	0	N/A
Beachbody	0	2	4	0	2.67

Beachbody has a consensus price target of $12.40, suggesting a potential upside of 79.97%.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

74.5% of Beachbody shares are held by institutional investors. 41.8% of Beachbody shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Home Bistro and Beachbody”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Home Bistro	$1.64 million	0.00	-$12.80 million	($17.50)	N/A
Beachbody	$477.49 million	0.10	-$152.64 million	($21.91)	-0.31

Home Bistro has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Beachbody. Beachbody is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home Bistro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Home Bistro beats Beachbody on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Home Bistro

Home Bistro, Inc. engages in the food preparation and home-delivery business. It provides prepackaged and prepared meals and also offers planning, delivery, and preparation services. The firm products are customized meal solutions and delivered fresh-frozen directly to the home. The company was founded on December 17, 2009 and is headquartered in Miami Beach, FL.

About Beachbody

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.