Contrasting Beachbody (NYSE:BODI) and Jowell Global (NASDAQ:JWEL)

Jowell Global (NASDAQ:JWEL) and Beachbody (NYSE:BODI) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Jowell Global and Beachbody’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jowell Global	N/A	N/A	N/A
Beachbody	-25.72%	-92.82%	-29.79%

Risk & Volatility

Jowell Global has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beachbody has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.1% of Jowell Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of Beachbody shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.2% of Jowell Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.8% of Beachbody shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Jowell Global and Beachbody, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jowell Global	0	0	1	0	3.00
Beachbody	0	2	4	0	2.67

Jowell Global currently has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,911.49%. Beachbody has a consensus target price of $12.40, suggesting a potential upside of 106.67%. Given Jowell Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Jowell Global is more favorable than Beachbody.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Jowell Global and Beachbody”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jowell Global	$160.01 million	0.02	-$11.47 million	N/A	N/A
Beachbody	$527.11 million	0.08	-$152.64 million	($19.50)	-0.31

Jowell Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Beachbody.

About Jowell Global

Jowell Global Ltd. engages in the online retail of cosmetics, health and nutritional supplements, and household products in China. It also sells skin care, body care, and baby and children's products; washing items; fragrances; food products; electronics; and apparel. In addition, it sells its products through retail stores under the Love Home Store, LHH Store, and Juhao Best Choice Store brand names. The company also offers an online marketplace that enables third-party sellers to sell their products to the company's consumers. Jowell Global Ltd. was founded in 2012 and is based in Shanghai, China.

About Beachbody

The Beachbody Company, Inc. operates as a subscription health and wellness company that provides fitness, nutrition, and stress-reducing programs in the United States and internationally. The company operates Beachbody on Demand, a digital subscription platform that provides access to a library of live and on-demand fitness and nutrition content; and Beachbody on Demand Interactive (BODi) for live fitness and nutrition programs. It also offers nutritional products, such as Shakeology, a nutrition shake; Beachbody Performance supplements comprising pre-workout energize, hydrate, post-workout recover, and protein supplement recharge products; BEACHBAR, a low-sugar snack bar; supplements under the LADDER brand; connected fitness products; and BODi Bike Studio, a package subscription to BODi with a bike and accessories. The Beachbody Company, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.