Critical Review: Keen Vision Acquisition (NASDAQ:KVAC) and Inspirato (NASDAQ:ISPO)

Inspirato (NASDAQ:ISPO) and Keen Vision Acquisition (NASDAQ:KVAC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Inspirato and Keen Vision Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inspirato	-4.14%	N/A	-11.74%
Keen Vision Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

39.5% of Inspirato shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.7% of Keen Vision Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.0% of Inspirato shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of Keen Vision Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Inspirato and Keen Vision Acquisition”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inspirato	$287.45 million	0.14	-$51.76 million	($4.40)	-0.82
Keen Vision Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Keen Vision Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Inspirato.

Risk and Volatility

Inspirato has a beta of -0.14, meaning that its share price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keen Vision Acquisition has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Inspirato and Keen Vision Acquisition, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inspirato	0	1	1	0	2.50
Keen Vision Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00

Inspirato presently has a consensus target price of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 191.67%. Given Inspirato’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Inspirato is more favorable than Keen Vision Acquisition.

Summary

Inspirato beats Keen Vision Acquisition on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Inspirato

Inspirato Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a subscription-based luxury travel company. The company's portfolio includes luxury vacation homes, and accommodations at luxury hotels and resorts, as well as luxury safaris, cruises, custom-designed itineraries, and other experiences. It is involved in solving critical pain points for hospitality suppliers seeking to monetize their property with rental income. In addition, the company offers Inspirato Pass for member to book pass trips; Inspirato Club for members to book trips up to one year in advance Inspirato for Good, a platform designed to help nonprofit organizations accelerate funding results; Inspirato for Business, a business-to-business channel through which subscription and travel products are sold directly to businesses seeking to leverage luxury accommodations to recruit, retain, and reward their employees. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

About Keen Vision Acquisition

Keen Vision Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. The company intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, and related business combination with one or more businesses or entities. It also intends to focus on businesses in the biotechnology, consumer goods, and agriculture sectors. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Summit, New Jersey.