NextTrip (NASDAQ:NTRP) vs. Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) Head-To-Head Contrast

NextTrip (NASDAQ:NTRP) and Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

NextTrip has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sweetgreen has a beta of 2.16, indicating that its stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextTrip	-319.76%	-275.12%	-113.56%
Sweetgreen	2.01%	-32.94%	-16.42%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.8% of NextTrip shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Sweetgreen shares are held by institutional investors. 40.0% of NextTrip shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of Sweetgreen shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NextTrip	1	1	1	0	2.00
Sweetgreen	3	9	6	0	2.17

NextTrip currently has a consensus target price of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 469.85%. Sweetgreen has a consensus target price of $7.66, indicating a potential downside of 23.95%. Given NextTrip’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NextTrip is more favorable than Sweetgreen.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NextTrip	$4.82 million	4.26	-$15.91 million	($1.27)	-1.07
Sweetgreen	$681.77 million	1.76	-$134.07 million	$0.10	100.75

NextTrip has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sweetgreen. NextTrip is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sweetgreen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Sweetgreen beats NextTrip on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Sweetgreen

Sweetgreen, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates fast food restaurants serving healthy foods at scale in the United States. The company also accepts orders through its online and mobile ordering platforms, as well as sells gift cards that do not have an expiration date and can be redeemed. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.