Ahold (OTCMKTS:ADRNY – Get Free Report) and ThredUp (NASDAQ:TDUP – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Ahold and ThredUp”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ahold | $96.70 billion | 0.36 | $1.91 billion | €2.51 | 15.42 |
| ThredUp | $260.03 million | 2.57 | -$76.99 million | ($0.30) | -17.83 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.2% of Ahold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of ThredUp shares are held by institutional investors. 27.0% of ThredUp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Ahold and ThredUp, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ahold | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| ThredUp | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.86 |
ThredUp has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 133.64%. Given ThredUp’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ThredUp is more favorable than Ahold.
Volatility & Risk
Ahold has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ThredUp has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Ahold and ThredUp’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ahold | 2.25% | 16.23% | 4.74% |
| ThredUp | -12.18% | -39.20% | -13.16% |
Summary
Ahold beats ThredUp on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ahold
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. operates retail food stores and e-commerce in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company's stores offer produce, dairy, meat, deli, bakery, seafood, and frozen products; grocery, beer, and wine; floral, pet food, health and beauty care, kitchen and cookware, gardening tools, general merchandise articles, electronics, newspapers and magazines, tobacco, etc.; gasoline; and pharmacy products. It operates its supermarkets, convenience stores, and online stores under the Food Lion, Stop & Shop, The GIANT Company, Hannaford, Giant Food, FreshDirect, Albert Heijn, bol.com, Etos, Gall & Gall, Delhaize, Albert, Alfa Beta Vassilopoulos, Mega Image, Delhaize Serbia, Peapod Digital labs, and Retail Business Service brands. The company was formerly known as Koninklijke Ahold N.V. and changed its name to Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. in July 2016. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Zaandam, the Netherlands.
About ThredUp
ThredUp Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an online resale platform in the United States and internationally. Its platform enables consumers to buy and sell primarily secondhand apparel, shoes, and accessories. ThredUp Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.
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