XWELL (NASDAQ:XWEL – Get Rating) and Spark Networks (NYSE:LOV – Get Rating) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares XWELL and Spark Networks' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Get XWELL alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| XWELL | $73.73 million | 0.61 | $3.35 million | ($0.17) | -2.82 |
| Spark Networks | $216.90 million | 0.01 | -$68.15 million | ($8.43) | -0.13 |
XWELL has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Spark Networks. XWELL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spark Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares XWELL and Spark Networks' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| XWELL | -20.72% | -19.57% | -15.07% |
| Spark Networks | -17.33% | -93.97% | -11.35% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
10.9% of XWELL shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of XWELL shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Spark Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
XWELL has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spark Networks has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for XWELL and Spark Networks, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| XWELL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Spark Networks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
XWELL presently has a consensus target price of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 212.57%. Given XWELL's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe XWELL is more favorable than Spark Networks.
Summary
XWELL beats Spark Networks on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About XWELL
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XWELL, Inc. provides global travel health and wellness services. It operates through the following segments: XpresSpa, XpresTest, Treat, and Corporate and Other. The XpresSpa segment offers travelers premium spa services, including massage, nail and skin care, as well as spa and travel products. The XpresTest segment deals with diagnostic COVID-19 tests at XpresCheck Wellness Centers in airports, to airport employees and to the traveling public. The Treat segment consists of access to integrated care which can seamlessly fit into a post-pandemic world and is designed to deliver on-demand access to integrated healthcare through technology and personalized services, positioned for a traveler to access health care, records and real-time information all in one place. The company was founded by Jonathan Medved and David Goldfarb on January 9, 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
About Spark Networks
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Spark Networks SE operates as a social dating platform for meaningful relationships. Its premium and freemium dating apps include Zoosk, EliteSingles, SilverSingles, Christian Mingle, Jdate, and JSwipe, among others. It operates through the following segments: Zoosk and Spark. The company was founded on April 5, 2017 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
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