Bed Bath & Beyond (NYSE:BBBY – Get Free Report) and Ocado Group (OTCMKTS:OCDDY – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Bed Bath & Beyond and Ocado Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Ocado Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Bed Bath & Beyond presently has a consensus target price of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 39.22%. Given Bed Bath & Beyond’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Bed Bath & Beyond is more favorable than Ocado Group.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
Volatility and Risk
Bed Bath & Beyond has a beta of 2.86, indicating that its stock price is 186% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ocado Group has a beta of 2.23, indicating that its stock price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Bed Bath & Beyond and Ocado Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | -5.76% | -27.60% | -12.99% |
| Ocado Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Bed Bath & Beyond and Ocado Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | $1.04 billion | 0.44 | -$84.62 million | ($0.95) | -6.55 |
| Ocado Group | $1.81 billion | 1.11 | $531.74 million | N/A | N/A |
Ocado Group has higher revenue and earnings than Bed Bath & Beyond.
About Bed Bath & 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 Ocado Group
Ocado Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an online grocery retailer in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Technology Solutions, Ocado Logistics, and Ocado Retail. It offers online grocery and general merchandise; and customer fulfillment centers and logistics services. The company is involved in the software and robotics platform business that provides the Ocado Smart Platform as a managed service, as well as offers Ocado Intelligent Automation that sells its technology to warehouse environments in non-grocery markets. In addition, the company provides online retail and automated storage and retrieval solutions for general merchandise to corporations. Ocado Group plc was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Hatfield, the United Kingdom.
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