Financial Survey: Upexi (UPXI) versus The Competition

Upexi (NASDAQ:UPXI) is one of 258 publicly-traded companies in the “Technology Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Upexi to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Upexi and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Upexi	$15.81 million	-$13.68 million	-0.63
Upexi Competitors	$1.31 billion	$24.74 million	1.65

Upexi’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Upexi. Upexi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

Upexi has a beta of -0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 152% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upexi’s competitors have a beta of -15.40, suggesting that their average stock price is 1,640% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Upexi and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Upexi	1	0	2	0	2.33
Upexi Competitors	1221	2539	5153	295	2.49

Upexi presently has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 296.23%. As a group, “Technology Services” companies have a potential upside of 24.20%. Given Upexi’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Upexi is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Upexi and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Upexi	264.25%	-30.42%	-16.18%
Upexi Competitors	-395.60%	-649.50%	-14.73%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

5.7% of Upexi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of shares of all “Technology Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Upexi shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of shares of all “Technology Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Upexi competitors beat Upexi on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Upexi Company Profile

Upexi, Inc. manufactures and sells various branded products in the health, wellness, pet, beauty, and other markets. The company was formerly known as Grove, Inc. and changed its name to Upexi, Inc. in August 2022. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.