Comparing Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) and Big Tree Cloud (NASDAQ:DSY)

Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) and Big Tree Cloud (NASDAQ:DSY) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Grocery Outlet and Big Tree Cloud, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grocery Outlet	2	7	4	0	2.15
Big Tree Cloud	1	0	0	0	1.00

Grocery Outlet currently has a consensus target price of $14.14, indicating a potential upside of 36.45%. Given Grocery Outlet’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Grocery Outlet is more favorable than Big Tree Cloud.

Risk & Volatility

Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Big Tree Cloud has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Grocery Outlet and Big Tree Cloud’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grocery Outlet	-0.10%	5.86%	2.13%
Big Tree Cloud	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

99.9% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Big Tree Cloud shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.1% of Big Tree Cloud shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Grocery Outlet and Big Tree Cloud”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grocery Outlet	$4.57 billion	0.22	$39.47 million	($0.05)	-207.20
Big Tree Cloud	$2.56 million	6.64	-$32.53 million	N/A	N/A

Grocery Outlet has higher revenue and earnings than Big Tree Cloud.

Summary

Grocery Outlet beats Big Tree Cloud on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Grocery Outlet

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. operates as a retailer of consumables and fresh products sold through independently operated stores in the United States. Its stores offer products in various categories, such as dairy and deli, produce, floral, fresh meat, seafood products, grocery, general merchandise, health and beauty care, frozen food, beer and wine, and ethnic products. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California.

About Big Tree Cloud

Big Tree Cloud Holdings Limited manufactures and sells personal care products and other consumer goods. The company is based in Shenzhen, China. Big Tree Cloud Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of Ploutos Group Limited.