Global-e Online (NASDAQ:GLBE – Get Free Report) and QVC Group (NASDAQ:QVCGA – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Global-e Online has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QVC Group has a beta of 2.85, indicating that its share price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
94.6% of Global-e Online shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.1% of QVC Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.6% of Global-e Online shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of QVC Group 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Global-e Online and QVC Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Global-e Online | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2.81 |
| QVC Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Global-e Online currently has a consensus price target of $48.08, indicating a potential upside of 14.51%. Given Global-e Online’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Global-e Online is more favorable than QVC Group.
Profitability
This table compares Global-e Online and QVC Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Global-e Online | 13.87% | 16.70% | 11.39% |
| QVC Group | -26.42% | -1.02% | 0.32% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Global-e Online and QVC Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Global-e Online | $962.20 million | 7.41 | $68.27 million | $0.86 | 48.83 |
| QVC Group | $9.23 billion | 0.00 | -$2.44 billion | ($460.35) | -0.00 |
Global-e Online has higher earnings, but lower revenue than QVC Group. QVC Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global-e Online, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Global-e Online beats QVC Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Global-e Online
Global-e Online Ltd. provides a cross-border e-commerce platform that helps retailers and consumer brands sell to shoppers in international markets. Its services support the online shopping journey, from localized storefronts and checkout through payment and delivery. The platform helps merchants tailor the shopping experience to customers in different countries, including by supporting local currencies and payment options and managing international shipping, duties and taxes, and returns. Global-e serves businesses seeking to reach consumers across a range of global markets.
About QVC Group
QVC Group, Inc. is a global video-commerce and retail company that connects consumers with products through television, digital streaming, websites, mobile applications and social media. The company is best known for presenting merchandise through hosted programming that combines product demonstrations, entertainment and direct purchasing. QVC Group’s portfolio includes QVC and HSN, which offer a broad selection of products across categories such as apparel, beauty, jewelry, electronics, home goods, kitchenware and lifestyle merchandise.
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