Reviewing Life Time Group (NYSE:LTH) and Sports Field (OTCMKTS:SFHI)

Life Time Group (NYSE:LTH) and Sports Field (OTCMKTS:SFHI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

79.4% of Life Time Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Life Time Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Sports Field shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Life Time Group and Sports Field, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Life Time Group	0	3	8	1	2.83
Sports Field	0	0	0	0	0.00

Life Time Group currently has a consensus target price of $41.40, indicating a potential upside of 6.65%. Given Life Time Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Life Time Group is more favorable than Sports Field.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Life Time Group and Sports Field”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Life Time Group	$3.08 billion	2.81	$373.67 million	$1.71	22.70
Sports Field	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Life Time Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sports Field.

Profitability

This table compares Life Time Group and Sports Field’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Life Time Group	12.56%	10.10%	3.91%
Sports Field	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Life Time Group beats Sports Field on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Life Time Group

Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. provides health, fitness, and wellness experiences to a community of individual members in the United States and Canada. It primarily engages in designing, building, and operating of sports and athletic, professional fitness, family recreation, and spa centers in a resort-like environment, principally in suburban and urban locations of metropolitan areas. The company also offers fitness floors with equipment, locker rooms, group fitness studios, indoor and outdoor pools, bistros, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, pickleball courts, basketball courts, LifeSpa, LifeCafe, and childcare and Kids Academy learning spaces. In addition, its Life Time Digital provides live streaming fitness classes, remote goal-based personal training, nutrition and weight loss support, curated award-winning health, and fitness and wellness content. The company is also involved in media activities, conducting athletic events, and provision of related services. It operates various centers, including ground leases. The company was formerly known as LTF Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. in June 21, 2021. Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

About Sports Field

Sports Field Holdings, Inc. designs and builds athletic facilities. The firm through its subsidiary, FirstForm, Inc. engages in the design, engineering and construction of athletic facilities and sports complexes. It also designs, develops and manufactures sports surfacing products and associated pre-engineered construction systems. The company was founded on February 8, 2011 and is headquartered in St. Charles, IL.