Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE – Get Free Report) and Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Expedia Group and Sweetgreen”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Expedia Group | $15.70 billion | 2.00 | $1.29 billion | $16.04 | 16.32 |
| Sweetgreen | $681.77 million | 1.44 | -$134.07 million | $0.10 | 82.45 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Expedia Group and Sweetgreen, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Expedia Group | 1 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 2.42 |
| Sweetgreen | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2.11 |
Expedia Group presently has a consensus price target of $316.79, indicating a potential upside of 21.00%. Sweetgreen has a consensus price target of $7.27, indicating a potential downside of 11.82%. Given Expedia Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Expedia Group is more favorable than Sweetgreen.
Volatility & Risk
Expedia Group has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sweetgreen has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Expedia Group and Sweetgreen’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Expedia Group | 12.97% | 87.32% | 7.85% |
| Sweetgreen | 2.01% | -32.94% | -16.42% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
90.8% of Expedia Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Sweetgreen shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Expedia Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Sweetgreen shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Expedia Group beats Sweetgreen on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Expedia Group
Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through B2C, B2B, and trivago segments. Its B2C segment includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand offers various travel products and services; Hotels.com for lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com. The company's B2B segment provides various travel and non-travel companies including airlines, offline travel agents, online retailers, corporate travel management, and financial institutions who leverage its travel technology and tap into its diverse supply to augment their offerings and market Expedia Group rates and availabilities to its travelers. Its trivago segment, a hotel metasearch website, which send referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from hotel metasearch websites. In addition, the company provides brand advertising through online and offline channels, loyalty programs, mobile apps, and search engine marketing, as well as metasearch, social media, direct and personalized traveler communications on its websites, and through direct e-mail communication with its travelers. The company was formerly known as Expedia, Inc. and changed its name to Expedia Group, Inc. in March 2018. Expedia Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
About Sweetgreen
Sweetgreen, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates fast food restaurants serving healthy foods at scale in the United States. The company also accepts orders through its online and mobile ordering platforms, as well as sells gift cards that do not have an expiration date and can be redeemed. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
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