Beyond (NYSE:BYON – Get Free Report) and Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV – Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Beyond and Grove Collaborative’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Beyond | -23.67% | -32.05% | -19.91% |
| Grove Collaborative | -13.91% | -228.87% | -19.17% |
Risk & Volatility
Beyond has a beta of 3.71, suggesting that its share price is 271% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grove Collaborative has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Beyond | $1.56 billion | 0.40 | -$307.84 million | ($8.15) | -1.67 |
| Grove Collaborative | $259.28 million | 0.21 | -$43.23 million | ($1.00) | -1.41 |
Grove Collaborative has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Beyond. Beyond is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grove Collaborative, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
76.3% of Beyond shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Grove Collaborative shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Beyond shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of Grove Collaborative shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Beyond and Grove Collaborative, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Beyond | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
| Grove Collaborative | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Beyond currently has a consensus price target of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 117.07%. Grove Collaborative has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 112.77%. Given Beyond’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Beyond is more favorable than Grove Collaborative.
Summary
Grove Collaborative beats Beyond on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Beyond
Beyond, Inc. operates as an online retailer of furniture and home furnishings products in the United States and Canada. The company offers furniture, bedding and bath, patio and outdoor gear, area rugs, tabletop and cookware, décor, storage and organization, small appliances, home improvement, and other products under the Bed Bath & Beyond brand. The company provides its products and services through its e-commerce platform accessible through its mobile application, which includes bedbathandbeyond.com, bedbathandbeyond.ca, and overstockgovernment.com. It also offers businesses advertising products or services on its website; Marketplace, a service that allows its partners to sell their products through third party sites; product sales to international customers using third party logistics providers; and Supplier Oasis, a singular integration point that enables partners to manage their products, inventory, and sales channels, as well as access multi-channel fulfillment services through its distribution network. The company was formerly known as Overstock.com, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond, Inc. in November 2023. Beyond, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Midvale, Utah.
About Grove Collaborative
Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. operates as a plastic neutral consumer products retailer in the United States. It offers household, personal care, beauty, and other consumer products through retail channels, third parties, direct-to-consumer platform, and mobile applications, as well as online store. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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