Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) & OneSpaWorld (NASDAQ:OSW) Head-To-Head Survey

Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) and OneSpaWorld (NASDAQ:OSW) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Airbnb has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OneSpaWorld has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Airbnb and OneSpaWorld, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Airbnb	1	13	22	2	2.66
OneSpaWorld	0	1	6	1	3.00

Airbnb presently has a consensus target price of $157.76, indicating a potential upside of 20.55%. OneSpaWorld has a consensus target price of $28.20, indicating a potential upside of 13.66%. Given Airbnb’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Airbnb is more favorable than OneSpaWorld.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Airbnb and OneSpaWorld”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Airbnb	$12.24 billion	6.44	$2.51 billion	$4.06	32.23
OneSpaWorld	$961.00 million	2.62	$71.62 million	$0.75	33.08

Airbnb has higher revenue and earnings than OneSpaWorld. Airbnb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OneSpaWorld, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

80.8% of Airbnb shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of OneSpaWorld shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.2% of Airbnb shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of OneSpaWorld shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Airbnb and OneSpaWorld’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Airbnb	19.90%	31.24%	10.16%
OneSpaWorld	7.85%	18.00%	13.77%

Summary

Airbnb beats OneSpaWorld on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Airbnb

Airbnb, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a platform that enables hosts to offer stays and experiences to guests worldwide. The company’s marketplace connects hosts and guests online or through mobile devices to book spaces and experiences. It primarily offers private rooms, primary homes, and vacation homes. The company was formerly known as AirBed & Breakfast, Inc. and changed its name to Airbnb, Inc. in November 2010. Airbnb, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About OneSpaWorld

OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited operates health and wellness centers onboard cruise ships and at destination resorts worldwide. Its health and wellness centers offer services, such as traditional body, salon, and skin care services and products; self-service fitness facilities, specialized fitness classes, and personal fitness training; pain management, detoxifying programs, and body composition analyses; weight management programs and products; and medi-spa services. The company also provides its guests access to beauty and wellness brands, including ELEMIS, Grown Alchemist, Kérastase, Dysport, Restylane, Thermage, CoolSculpting, truSculpt 3D, truSculpt iD, Good Feet, and Hyperice with various brands offered in the cruise market. The company is based in Nassau, Bahamas.