Linkage Global (NASDAQ:LGCB) vs. Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV) Financial Comparison

Linkage Global (NASDAQ:LGCB) and Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV) are both small-cap 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Linkage Global and Grove Collaborative”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Linkage Global	$10.29 million	0.41	-$440,000.00	N/A	N/A
Grove Collaborative	$203.43 million	0.23	-$43.23 million	($0.76)	-1.55

Linkage Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Grove Collaborative.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Linkage Global and Grove Collaborative, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Linkage Global	0	0	0	0	0.00
Grove Collaborative	0	0	1	0	3.00

Grove Collaborative has a consensus price target of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.49%. Given Grove Collaborative’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grove Collaborative is more favorable than Linkage Global.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.3% of Linkage Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Grove Collaborative shares are held by institutional investors. 13.1% of Grove Collaborative 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.

Profitability

This table compares Linkage Global and Grove Collaborative’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Linkage Global	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grove Collaborative	-11.35%	-417.96%	-14.19%

Volatility & Risk

Linkage Global has a beta of -1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 274% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grove Collaborative has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Grove Collaborative beats Linkage Global on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Linkage Global

Linkage Global Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a cross-border e-commerce integrated services provider in Japan, Hong Kong, and Mainland China. It provides cross-border product sales; digital marketing services; and e-commerce operation training and software support services. Linkage Global Inc was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.