Analyzing Upexi (NASDAQ:UPXI) and SNDL (NASDAQ:SNDL)

Upexi (NASDAQ:UPXI) and SNDL (NASDAQ:SNDL) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Upexi has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SNDL has a beta of 3.19, suggesting that its share price is 219% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Upexi and SNDL’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Upexi	-28.34%	-54.97%	-23.24%
SNDL	-14.99%	-9.98%	-8.40%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.7% of Upexi shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.4% of Upexi shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Upexi and SNDL, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Upexi	0	1	0	0	2.00
SNDL	0	0	3	0	3.00

Upexi presently has a consensus price target of $1.25, suggesting a potential upside of 201.35%. SNDL has a consensus price target of $3.63, suggesting a potential upside of 70.19%. Given Upexi’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Upexi is more favorable than SNDL.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Upexi and SNDL’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Upexi	$80.68 million	0.11	-$16.93 million	N/A	N/A
SNDL	$673.33 million	N/A	-$127.91 million	($0.40)	-5.32

Upexi has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SNDL.

Summary

SNDL beats Upexi on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Upexi

Upexi, Inc. manufactures and sells various branded products in the health, wellness, pet, beauty, and other markets. The company was formerly known as Grove, Inc. and changed its name to Upexi, Inc. in August 2022. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.

About SNDL

SNDL Inc. engages in the production, distribution, and sale of cannabis products in Canada. The company operates through Liquor Retail, Cannabis Retail, Cannabis Operations, and Investments segments. It engages in the cultivation, distribution, and sale of cannabis for the adult-use and medical markets; sells wines, beers, and spirits through wholly owned liquor stores; and private sale of recreational cannabis through wholly owned and franchised retail cannabis stores. In addition, the company produces and distributes inhalable products, such as flower, pre-rolls, and vapes. It offers its products under the Top Leaf, Sundial Cannabis, Palmetto, and Grasslands brands. The company was formerly known as Sundial Growers Inc. and changed its name to SNDL Inc. in July 2022. SNDL Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.