Upexi (UPXI) & The Competition Critical Contrast

Upexi (NASDAQ:UPXI) is one of 341 public companies in the “Financial Services” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Upexi to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Upexi has a beta of -0.28, indicating that its stock price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Upexi’s competitors have a beta of 2.51, indicating that their average stock price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Upexi and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Upexi	$25.00 million	-$246.07 million	-0.16
Upexi Competitors	$6.73 billion	$1.10 billion	10.10

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.

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	-984.34%	-157.49%	-22.60%
Upexi Competitors	-412.58%	-39.71%	-5.80%

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Upexi	1	0	1	0	2.00
Upexi Competitors	1996	6953	11725	446	2.50

Upexi currently has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 652.56%. As a group, “Financial Services” companies have a potential downside of 6.81%. Given Upexi’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Upexi is more favorable than its competitors.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

5.7% of Upexi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Upexi shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of shares of all “Financial Services” companies are held by company 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 11 of the 12 factors compared.

About Upexi

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.