Comparing LQR House (YHC) & Its Peers

LQR House (NASDAQ:YHC) is one of 150 public companies in the “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare LQR House to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LQR House	-1,588.72%	-14.06%	-10.42%
LQR House Competitors	-26.10%	3.81%	2.91%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.0% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of LQR House shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of shares of all “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares LQR House and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
LQR House	$1.21 million	-$25.52 million	-0.07
LQR House Competitors	$36.10 billion	$834.66 million	17.66

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

Volatility and Risk

LQR House has a beta of 2.82, indicating that its share price is 182% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LQR House’s rivals have a beta of 0.44, indicating that their average share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for LQR House and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LQR House	1	0	0	0	1.00
LQR House Competitors	2246	8285	10079	459	2.42

As a group, “Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail” companies have a potential upside of 55.09%. Given LQR House’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LQR House has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

LQR House rivals beat LQR House on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

LQR House Company Profile

LQR House Inc. is a digital marketing and e-commerce company focused on the beverage alcohol industry. The company provides brands with services intended to support online customer acquisition, brand awareness, digital advertising, social media engagement and direct-to-consumer sales. LQR House has operated CWS, an online marketplace for alcoholic beverages, through which consumers can browse and purchase spirits and other beverage products where permitted by applicable laws. The company has also worked with beverage alcohol brands on e-commerce strategy, content creation and other digital initiatives designed to expand their online presence.