Marblegate Acquisition (NASDAQ:GATE) and Inspirato (NASDAQ:ISPO) Critical Review

Inspirato (NASDAQ:ISPO) and Marblegate Acquisition (NASDAQ:GATE) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Inspirato and Marblegate Acquisition, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inspirato	0	1	1	0	2.50
Marblegate Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00

Inspirato currently has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 195.77%. Given Inspirato’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Inspirato is more favorable than Marblegate Acquisition.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Inspirato and Marblegate Acquisition”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inspirato	$287.45 million	0.13	-$51.76 million	($4.40)	-0.81
Marblegate Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$5.39 million	N/A	N/A

Marblegate Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Inspirato.

Profitability

This table compares Inspirato and Marblegate Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inspirato	-4.14%	N/A	-11.74%
Marblegate Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-42.99%

Volatility & Risk

Inspirato has a beta of -0.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marblegate Acquisition has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.5% of Inspirato shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.4% of Marblegate Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 42.0% of Inspirato shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 71.2% of Marblegate Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Inspirato beats Marblegate Acquisition on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Inspirato

Inspirato Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a subscription-based luxury travel company. The company's portfolio includes luxury vacation homes, and accommodations at luxury hotels and resorts, as well as luxury safaris, cruises, custom-designed itineraries, and other experiences. It is involved in solving critical pain points for hospitality suppliers seeking to monetize their property with rental income. In addition, the company offers Inspirato Pass for member to book pass trips; Inspirato Club for members to book trips up to one year in advance Inspirato for Good, a platform designed to help nonprofit organizations accelerate funding results; Inspirato for Business, a business-to-business channel through which subscription and travel products are sold directly to businesses seeking to leverage luxury accommodations to recruit, retain, and reward their employees. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

About Marblegate Acquisition

Marblegate Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effectuating a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to acquire companies primarily in the education, business services, consumer products, and healthcare sectors. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Rye, New York.