Head to Head Survey: Life Time Group (NYSE:LTH) & Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Life Time Group	13.07%	10.56%	4.13%
Expedia Group	12.97%	87.32%	7.85%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Life Time Group and Expedia Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Life Time Group	$3.00 billion	3.02	$373.67 million	$1.84	21.99
Expedia Group	$14.73 billion	2.14	$1.29 billion	$16.04	16.38

Expedia Group has higher revenue and earnings than Life Time Group. Expedia Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Life Time Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Life Time Group and Expedia Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Life Time Group	0	0	13	2	3.13
Expedia Group	1	21	18	0	2.42

Life Time Group currently has a consensus price target of $55.31, suggesting a potential upside of 36.68%. Expedia Group has a consensus price target of $316.18, suggesting a potential upside of 20.37%. Given Life Time Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Life Time Group is more favorable than Expedia Group.

Risk & Volatility

Life Time Group has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Expedia Group has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

79.4% of Life Time Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Expedia Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Life Time Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Expedia Group shares 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.

Summary

Life Time Group beats Expedia Group on 8 of the 15 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 Expedia Group

Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through B2C, B2B, and trivago segments. Its B2C segment includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand offers various travel products and services; Hotels.com for lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com. The company's B2B segment provides various travel and non-travel companies including airlines, offline travel agents, online retailers, corporate travel management, and financial institutions who leverage its travel technology and tap into its diverse supply to augment their offerings and market Expedia Group rates and availabilities to its travelers. Its trivago segment, a hotel metasearch website, which send referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from hotel metasearch websites. In addition, the company provides brand advertising through online and offline channels, loyalty programs, mobile apps, and search engine marketing, as well as metasearch, social media, direct and personalized traveler communications on its websites, and through direct e-mail communication with its travelers. The company was formerly known as Expedia, Inc. and changed its name to Expedia Group, Inc. in March 2018. Expedia Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.