Critical Survey: Life Time Group (NYSE:LTH) vs. Flight Centre (OTCMKTS:FGETF)

Life Time Group (NYSE:LTH) and Flight Centre (OTCMKTS:FGETF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Life Time Group and Flight Centre’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Life Time Group	8.03%	9.05%	3.33%
Flight Centre	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.4% of Life Time Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Life Time Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Life Time Group has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flight Centre has a beta of -0.04, meaning that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Life Time Group and Flight Centre”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Life Time Group	$2.62 billion	2.13	$156.24 million	$1.02	24.91
Flight Centre	$1.80 billion	0.99	$70.90 million	N/A	N/A

Life Time Group has higher revenue and earnings than Flight Centre.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Life Time Group and Flight Centre, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Life Time Group	0	6	8	0	2.57
Flight Centre	0	0	1	0	3.00

Life Time Group currently has a consensus price target of $35.92, indicating a potential upside of 41.37%. Given Life Time Group’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Life Time Group is more favorable than Flight Centre.

Summary

Life Time Group beats Flight Centre on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Life Time Group

Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. provides health, fitness, and wellness experiences to a community of individual members in the United States and Canada. It primarily engages in designing, building, and operating of sports and athletic, professional fitness, family recreation, and spa centers in a resort-like environment, principally in suburban and urban locations of metropolitan areas. The company also offers fitness floors with equipment, locker rooms, group fitness studios, indoor and outdoor pools, bistros, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, pickleball courts, basketball courts, LifeSpa, LifeCafe, and childcare and Kids Academy learning spaces. In addition, its Life Time Digital provides live streaming fitness classes, remote goal-based personal training, nutrition and weight loss support, curated award-winning health, and fitness and wellness content. The company is also involved in media activities, conducting athletic events, and provision of related services. It operates various centers, including ground leases. The company was formerly known as LTF Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. in June 21, 2021. Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

About Flight Centre

Flight Centre Travel Group Limited provides travel retailing services for the leisure and corporate sectors in Australia, New Zealand, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and internationally. The company offers leisure travel services for the niche sectors, as well as mass, youth, premium, and cruise markets; and corporate travel services for organizations of various sizes across industries, as well as supplies products to its national and international network, or travel retail outlets. It also provides tour operations, hotel management, and destination management services. In addition, the company offers other travel related services, including foreign currency exchange and travel academies; recruitment marketing and bike retailing; and employee benefit services. It provides its services primarily under the Flight Centre brand, as well as other travel brands, such as Student Flights, Travel Associates, Liberty Travel, Infinity Holidays, GOGO Vacations, FCm Travel Solutions, Corporate Traveller, Stage and Screen, and cievents. The company was formerly known as Flight Centre Limited and changed its name to Flight Centre Travel Group Limited in November 2013. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in South Brisbane, Australia.