Financial Contrast: iPower (IPW) & Its Peers

iPower (NASDAQ:IPW) is one of 143 public companies in the “Broadline Retail” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare iPower to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

iPower has a beta of 3, indicating that its stock price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iPower’s rivals have a beta of -1.28, indicating that their average stock price is 228% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

iPower pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 32.1%. iPower pays out -0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Broadline Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 17.7% and pay out 12.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. iPower is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares iPower and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
iPower	$32.02 million	-$4.97 million	-0.00
iPower Competitors	$23.48 billion	$1.70 billion	-219.65

iPower’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than iPower. iPower is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for iPower and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iPower	1	0	0	0	1.00
iPower Competitors	1372	5341	10761	298	2.56

As a group, “Broadline Retail” companies have a potential upside of 11.89%. Given iPower’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe iPower has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.7% of iPower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of iPower shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of shares of all “Broadline Retail” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares iPower and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iPower	-23.43%	-26.96%	-14.85%
iPower Competitors	-3.45%	-36.11%	-2.58%

Summary

iPower rivals beat iPower on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About iPower

iPower Inc. operates as an online retailer and supplier of consumer home, garden, and pet products for commercial businesses and individuals in the United States. The company offers grow light systems; advanced heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems; water pumps, heaters, chillers, and filters; nutrient and fertilizer delivery systems; and various growing media products. It also provides general gardening products, including environmental sensors and controls; and home products, which comprise commercial fans, floor and wall fans, storage and shelving units, and chairs. The company sells its products under the iPower and Simple Deluxe brand names through zenhydro.com, simpledeluxe.com, and various third-party online platforms. The company was formerly known as BZRTH Inc. and changed its name to iPower Inc. in September 2020. iPower Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Rancho Cucamonga, California.