Comparing Lazydays (NASDAQ:GORV) & Carvana (NYSE:CVNA)

Lazydays (NASDAQ:GORV) and Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Lazydays has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carvana has a beta of 3.44, meaning that its share price is 244% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lazydays	$987.99 million	0.02	-$110.27 million	($9.62)	-0.13
Carvana	$11.67 billion	3.32	$450.00 million	$2.28	83.91

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Lazydays and Carvana, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lazydays	0	2	0	0	2.00
Carvana	1	10	8	0	2.37

Lazydays presently has a consensus price target of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.29%. Carvana has a consensus price target of $171.76, suggesting a potential downside of 10.22%. Given Lazydays’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Lazydays is more favorable than Carvana.

Profitability

This table compares Lazydays and Carvana’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lazydays	-18.19%	-35.04%	-6.55%
Carvana	6.12%	N/A	-0.79%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.7% of Lazydays shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.7% of Carvana shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.5% of Lazydays shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Carvana shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Carvana beats Lazydays on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lazydays

Lazydays Holdings, Inc. operates recreational vehicle (RV) dealerships under the Lazydays name in the United States. The company offers RV sales, RV-repair and services, financing and insurance products, third-party protection plans, and after-market parts and accessories. It also operates the Lazydays RV resort at Tampa, Florida. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

About Carvana

Carvana Co., together with its subsidiaries, operates an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars in the United States. Its platform allows customers to research and identify a vehicle; inspect it using company's 360-degree vehicle imaging technology; obtain financing and warranty coverage; purchase the vehicle; and schedule delivery or pick-up from their desktop or mobile devices. The company also operates auction sites. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.