Reviewing Home Bistro (OTCMKTS:HBISD) and Beachbody (NYSE:BODI)

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Beachbody and Home Bistro”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beachbody	$477.49 million	0.08	-$152.64 million	($21.91)	-0.25
Home Bistro	$1.64 million	0.00	-$12.80 million	($17.50)	N/A

Home Bistro has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Volatility and Risk

Beachbody has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home Bistro has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Beachbody and Home Bistro, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Beachbody presently has a consensus price target of $12.40, indicating a potential upside of 129.63%.

Insider and Institutional 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

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.

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.