Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ:LOPE – Get Free Report) and Beachbody (NASDAQ:BODI – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Grand Canyon Education and Beachbody, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Grand Canyon Education | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Beachbody | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.33 |
Grand Canyon Education presently has a consensus target price of $160.67, indicating a potential downside of 0.57%. Beachbody has a consensus target price of $14.33, indicating a potential upside of 225.02%. Given Beachbody’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Beachbody is more favorable than Grand Canyon Education.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Grand Canyon Education and Beachbody”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Grand Canyon Education | $1.11 billion | 3.81 | $216.17 million | $8.27 | 19.54 |
| Beachbody | $251.73 million | 0.13 | -$2.86 million | $1.63 | 2.71 |
Grand Canyon Education has higher revenue and earnings than Beachbody. Beachbody is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grand Canyon Education, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
94.2% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of Beachbody shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Grand Canyon Education shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 42.4% of Beachbody shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Grand Canyon Education and Beachbody’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Grand Canyon Education | 19.63% | 36.62% | 26.87% |
| Beachbody | 5.68% | 44.34% | 9.87% |
Risk and Volatility
Grand Canyon Education has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beachbody has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Grand Canyon Education beats Beachbody on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Grand Canyon Education
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. provides education services to colleges and universities in the United States. It offers technology services, including learning management system, internal administration, infrastructure, and support services; academic services, such as program and curriculum, faculty and related training and development, class scheduling, and skills and simulation lab sites; and counseling services and support services comprising admission, financial aid, and field experience and other counseling services. The company also offers marketing and communication services that include lead acquisition, digital communications strategy, brand identity, media planning and strategy, video, business intelligence and data science, and market research services; and back-office services consisting of finance and accounting, human resources, audit, and procurement services. In addition, it provides education services to 25 university partners. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
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.
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