LQR House (NASDAQ:YHC – Get Free Report) and Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Volatility & Risk
LQR House has a beta of 3.37, meaning that its stock price is 237% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprouts Farmers Market has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares LQR House and Sprouts Farmers Market’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| LQR House | -1,588.72% | -14.06% | -10.42% |
| Sprouts Farmers Market | 5.58% | 34.84% | 11.99% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LQR House | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Sprouts Farmers Market | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2.43 |
Sprouts Farmers Market has a consensus price target of $91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 46.69%. Given Sprouts Farmers Market’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sprouts Farmers Market is more favorable than LQR House.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares LQR House and Sprouts Farmers Market”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LQR House | $1.57 million | 1.08 | -$25.52 million | ($25.46) | -0.05 |
| Sprouts Farmers Market | $8.81 billion | 0.66 | $523.67 million | $5.22 | 11.97 |
Sprouts Farmers Market has higher revenue and earnings than LQR House. LQR House is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sprouts Farmers Market, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Sprouts Farmers Market beats LQR House on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About LQR House
LQR House, Inc. provides digital marketing and brand development for alcoholic beverage space. It intends to integrate the supply, sales, and marketing facets of the alcoholic beverage space into one easy to use platform and become the one-stop-shop for everything related to alcohol. The company was founded on January 11, 2021 and is headquartered in Miami Beach, FL.
About Sprouts Farmers Market
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retailing of fresh, natural, and organic food products under the Sprouts brand in the United States. It offers perishable product categories, including fresh produce, meat and meat alternatives, seafood, deli, bakery, floral, and dairy and dairy alternatives; and non-perishable product categories, such as grocery, vitamins and supplements, bulk items, frozen foods, beer and wine, and natural health and body care. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
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