Contrasting LuxExperience B.V. (NYSE:LUXE) & National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE)

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) and LuxExperience B.V. (NYSE:LUXE) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for National Vision and LuxExperience B.V., as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Vision	0	4	7	0	2.64
LuxExperience B.V.	1	3	2	0	2.17

National Vision currently has a consensus target price of $29.82, indicating a potential upside of 76.65%. LuxExperience B.V. has a consensus target price of $10.25, indicating a potential upside of 2.06%. Given National Vision’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe National Vision is more favorable than LuxExperience B.V..

Institutional & Insider Ownership

10.1% of LuxExperience B.V. shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of National Vision shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of LuxExperience B.V. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

National Vision has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LuxExperience B.V. has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares National Vision and LuxExperience B.V.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Vision	2.47%	6.78%	3.01%
LuxExperience B.V.	-6.54%	-9.88%	-5.82%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares National Vision and LuxExperience B.V.”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Vision	$1.99 billion	0.67	$29.60 million	$0.61	27.67
LuxExperience B.V.	$2.92 billion	0.29	$620.57 million	($1.43)	-7.02

LuxExperience B.V. has higher revenue and earnings than National Vision. LuxExperience B.V. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Vision, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

National Vision beats LuxExperience B.V. on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About National Vision

National Vision Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an optical retailer in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Owned & Host and Legacy. It offers eyeglasses and contact lenses, and optical accessory products; provides eye exams through its America’s Best, Eyeglass World, Vista Optical, Fred Meyer, and Vista Optical military, as well as Vision Center branded stores; and offers health maintenance organization and optometric services. National Vision Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.

About LuxExperience B.V.

MYT Netherlands Parent B.V., through its subsidiary, Mytheresa Group GmbH, operates a luxury e-commerce platform for fashion consumers in Germany, the United States, the rest of Europe, and internationally. The company sells clothes, bags, shoes, accessories, and fine jewelry through online and retail stores. It serves high-income luxury consumers. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Munich, Germany.