Reviewing Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) and Boohoo Group (OTCMKTS:BHOOY)

Boohoo Group (OTCMKTS:BHOOY) and Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Boohoo Group has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chewy has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Boohoo Group and Chewy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boohoo Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chewy	1.77%	53.48%	7.22%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Boohoo Group and Chewy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boohoo Group	$1.01 billion	0.48	-$415.90 million	N/A	N/A
Chewy	$12.60 billion	0.88	$222.80 million	$0.52	51.23

Chewy has higher revenue and earnings than Boohoo Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Boohoo Group and Chewy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boohoo Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Chewy	0	5	18	0	2.78

Chewy has a consensus price target of $42.91, suggesting a potential upside of 61.08%. Given Chewy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chewy is more favorable than Boohoo Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.1% of Chewy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Chewy shares are held by company 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

Chewy beats Boohoo Group on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Boohoo Group

boohoo group plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an online clothing retailer in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. The company designs, sources, markets, and sells clothing, shoes, accessories, and beauty products for 16-to-45-year age customers. It provides its products under the boohoo, boohooMAN, PrettyLittleThing, Nasty Gal, MissPap, Karen Millen, Coast, Oasis, Warehouse, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Burton, and Debenhams brands. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

About Chewy

Chewy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the pure play e-commerce business in the United States. It provides pet food and treats, pet supplies and pet medications, and other pet-health products, as well as pet services for dogs, cats, fish, birds, small pets, horses, and reptiles through its retail websites and mobile applications. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Plantation, Florida.