Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON) vs. The Gym Group (OTCMKTS:GYYMF) Financial Analysis

Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ:PTON) and The Gym Group (OTCMKTS:GYYMF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Peloton Interactive and The Gym Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Peloton Interactive	1	7	5	0	2.31
The Gym Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Peloton Interactive presently has a consensus price target of $7.94, suggesting a potential upside of 45.77%. Given Peloton Interactive’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Peloton Interactive is more favorable than The Gym Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Peloton Interactive and The Gym Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Peloton Interactive	$2.45 billion	0.98	$63.20 million	$0.12	45.42
The Gym Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Peloton Interactive has higher revenue and earnings than The Gym Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

77.0% of Peloton Interactive shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Peloton Interactive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Peloton Interactive and The Gym Group’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%
The Gym Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Peloton Interactive beats The Gym Group on 8 of the 9 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 The Gym Group

The Gym Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates a network of gym facilities under the Gym Group brand name in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Croydon, the United Kingdom.