Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON – Get Free Report) and Panasonic (OTCMKTS:PCRFY – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
77.0% of Peloton Interactive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.4% of Panasonic shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Peloton Interactive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Panasonic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Peloton Interactive has a beta of 2.52, suggesting that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Panasonic has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Peloton Interactive | $2.45 billion | 0.89 | $63.20 million | $0.12 | 41.25 |
| Panasonic | $62.02 billion | 0.35 | $1.96 billion | $1.54 | 6.08 |
Panasonic has higher revenue and earnings than Peloton Interactive. Panasonic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peloton Interactive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Peloton Interactive and Panasonic, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Peloton Interactive | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.31 |
| Panasonic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Peloton Interactive currently has a consensus price target of $7.95, indicating a potential upside of 60.61%. Given Peloton Interactive’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Peloton Interactive is more favorable than Panasonic.
Profitability
This table compares Peloton Interactive and Panasonic’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Peloton Interactive | 2.58% | -23.92% | 3.00% |
| Panasonic | 5.96% | 12.00% | 5.82% |
Summary
Peloton Interactive beats Panasonic on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Peloton Interactive
Peloton Interactive, Inc. operates interactive fitness platform in North America and internationally. The company offers connected fitness products with touchscreen that streams live and on-demand classes under the Peloton Bike, Peloton Bike+, Peloton Tread, Peloton Tread+, Peloton Guide, and Peloton Row names. The company markets and sells its interactive fitness products directly through its retail showrooms and at onepeloton.com. Peloton Interactive, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Panasonic
Panasonic Holdings Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, research, develops, manufactures, sells, and services various electrical and electronic products worldwide. It operates through five segments: Lifestyle, Automotive, Connect, Industry, and Energy. The Lifestyle segment offers refrigerators, microwave ovens, rice cookers, washing machines, lighting fixtures, vacuum cleaners, air-conditioners, air to water heat pump system, air purifiers/sterilizers, and freezing or refrigerating showcases, as well as ventilation and perflation equipment. This segment also provides personal-care products; lamps, wiring devices, solar photovoltaic systems, fuel cells, and compressors; bicycles; and nursing care services. The Automotive segment offers infotainment systems, head-up displays, automotive speakers and switches, advanced driver assistance systems, and related devices, as well as systems and devices for xEVs and interior rearview mirrors. The Connect segment provides aircraft in-flight entertainment systems and communications services; electronic components-mounting machines; welding equipment; projectors; professional AV systems; PCs and tablets; solutions for various industries; installation/operation/ maintenance services; and supply chain management software. The Industry segment offers relays, switches, power supply products, touch panels, motors, sensors, laser markers, capacitors, inductors, resistors, circuit board materials, semiconductor device materials, molding compounds, and LCD panels. The Energy segment provides dry, primary/secondary lithium, nickel-metal hydride, and lithium-ion batteries; and cylindrical lithium-ion batteries for in-vehicle use, as well as storage battery modules and systems. It also offers digital cameras, video and audio equipment, television, telephones, and intercoms. The company was formerly known as Panasonic Corporation. Panasonic Holdings Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Kadoma, Japan.
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