Interactive Strength (NASDAQ:TRNR) versus The Gym Group (OTCMKTS:GYYMF) Critical Comparison

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

Profitability

This table compares Interactive Strength and The Gym Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interactive Strength	-183.89%	-260.54%	-40.30%
The Gym Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Interactive Strength and The Gym Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interactive Strength	1	0	0	1	2.50
The Gym Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Interactive Strength currently has a consensus target price of $157.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4,299.44%. Given Interactive Strength’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Interactive Strength is more favorable than The Gym Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Interactive Strength and The Gym Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Interactive Strength	$15.31 million	0.08	-$23.97 million	($438.66)	-0.01
The Gym Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

The Gym Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Interactive Strength.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.6% of Interactive Strength shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Interactive Strength shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Interactive Strength beats The Gym Group on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Interactive Strength

Interactive Strength Inc., doing business as FORME, operates digital fitness platform that provides connected fitness hardware products and related accessories in the United States. The company offers the Forme Studio, a fitness mirror with touchscreen display; and the Forme Studio Lift, a fitness mirror and cable-based digital resistance. It also provides video on-demand classes, and personal training and expert health coaching services. The company sells its products through retail stores, as well as online. Interactive Strength Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

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.