Financial Analysis: Jupiter Wellness (JUPW) versus The Competition

Jupiter Wellness (NASDAQ:JUPW – Get Rating) is one of 28 public companies in the “Toilet preparations” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Jupiter Wellness to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Jupiter Wellness and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jupiter Wellness	$6.20 million	-$15.22 million	-0.60
Jupiter Wellness Competitors	$4.32 billion	$293.78 million	36.23

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

Profitability

This table compares Jupiter Wellness and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jupiter Wellness	-206.26%	-189.51%	-118.18%
Jupiter Wellness Competitors	-22.54%	10.54%	-6.66%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

14.1% of Jupiter Wellness shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.8% of shares of all “Toilet preparations” companies are owned by institutional investors. 32.9% of Jupiter Wellness shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of shares of all “Toilet preparations” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Jupiter Wellness has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jupiter Wellness’ peers have a beta of 33.68, indicating that their average share price is 3,268% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Jupiter Wellness and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jupiter Wellness	0	0	0	0	N/A
Jupiter Wellness Competitors	132	1031	1158	26	2.46

As a group, “Toilet preparations” companies have a potential upside of 18.58%. Given Jupiter Wellness’ peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Jupiter Wellness has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Jupiter Wellness peers beat Jupiter Wellness on 9 of the 10 factors compared.

About Jupiter Wellness

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Jupiter Wellness, Inc. develops cannabidiol (CBD) based medical therapeutics and wellness products. The company's clinical pipeline includes CaniDermRX (JW-100), a novel topical formulation containing CBD and aspartame for the treatment of eczema, dermatitis, and actinic keratosis; JW-101, a prescription product for the treatment of burns; and JW-200, a non-prescription lotion/lip balm for the treatment of symptoms of cold sores. It also manufactures, distributes, and markets a line of consumer products, such as CBD-infused sunscreen under the CaniSun brand; CBD-infused skin care lotion under the CaniSkin brand; and products for the dermatological treatments of pain and inflammation under the CaniDermRX brand. The company was formerly known as CBD Brands, Inc. Jupiter Wellness, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Jupiter, Florida.