Head to Head Review: NextTrip (NASDAQ:NTRP) and Webjet (OTCMKTS:WEBJF)

Webjet (OTCMKTS:WEBJF) and NextTrip (NASDAQ:NTRP) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Webjet and NextTrip”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Webjet	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NextTrip	$500,000.00	88.53	-$10.12 million	($1.41)	-2.30

Webjet has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NextTrip.

Profitability

This table compares Webjet and NextTrip’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Webjet	N/A	N/A	N/A
NextTrip	-1,323.22%	-298.91%	-139.68%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Webjet and NextTrip, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Webjet	0	0	0	0	0.00
NextTrip	1	1	0	0	1.50

NextTrip has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.85%. Given NextTrip’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NextTrip is more favorable than Webjet.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.8% of NextTrip shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.5% of NextTrip shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

NextTrip beats Webjet on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Webjet

Webjet Limited provides online travel booking services in Australia, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through Business to Consumer Travel and Business to Business Travel segments. The company enables its customers to compare, combine, and book domestic and international travel flight deals, hotel accommodation packages, travel insurances, rental cars, and motorhomes. Its brands include Webjet, GoSee, Trip Ninja, Rezchain, Roomdex, LockTrip.com, JacTravel, Sunhotels, Lots of Hotels, Totalstay, Destinations of the World, FIT Ruums, and Umrah Holidays International. The company serves retail and corporate travel agents, online travel agencies, wholesalers, and tour operators. Webjet Limited was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.

About NextTrip

NextTrip, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of travel technology solutions in the United States. The company offers NXT2.0, a booking engine technology platform, which provides travel distributors access to an inventory. It is also involved in the provision of online leisure travel agency services for booking hotels, flights, and curated vacations. The company was formerly known as Sigma Additive Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to NextTrip, Inc. in March 2024. NextTrip, Inc. is based in Sunrise, Florida.