JD.com (NASDAQ:JD – Get Free Report) and Global-e Online (NASDAQ:GLBE – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares JD.com and Global-e Online”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| JD.com | $158.76 billion | 0.27 | $5.67 billion | $2.94 | 10.07 |
| Global-e Online | $752.76 million | 8.61 | -$75.55 million | $0.03 | 1,272.67 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
16.0% of JD.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Global-e Online shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of JD.com shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Global-e Online shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
JD.com has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global-e Online has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares JD.com and Global-e Online’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| JD.com | 2.46% | 10.99% | 4.80% |
| Global-e Online | 0.82% | 0.81% | 0.59% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for JD.com and Global-e Online, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| JD.com | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2.61 |
| Global-e Online | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2.77 |
JD.com presently has a consensus target price of $38.67, indicating a potential upside of 30.63%. Global-e Online has a consensus target price of $49.91, indicating a potential upside of 30.72%. Given Global-e Online’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Global-e Online is more favorable than JD.com.
Summary
JD.com beats Global-e Online on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About JD.com
JD.com, Inc. operates as a supply chain-based technology and service provider in the People's Republic of China. The company offers computers, communication, and consumer electronics products, as well as home appliances; and general merchandise products comprising food, beverage and fresh produce, baby and maternity products, furniture and household goods, cosmetics and other personal care items, pharmaceutical and healthcare products, industrial products, books, automobile accessories, apparel and footwear, bags, and jewelry. It also provides online marketplace services for third-party merchants; marketing services; and omni-channel solutions to customers and offline retailers, as well as online healthcare services. In addition, the company develops, owns, and manages its logistics facilities and other real estate properties to support third parties; offers asset management services and integrated service platform; leasing of storage facilities and related management services; and engages in online retail business. Further, it provides integrated data, technology, business, and user management industry solutions to support the digitization of enterprises and institutions; and technology-driven supply chain solutions and logistics services. The company was formerly known as 360buy Jingdong Inc. and changed its name to JD.com, Inc. in January 2014. JD.com, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
About Global-e Online
Global-E Online Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides a platform to enable and accelerate direct-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce in Israel, the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. Its platform enables international shoppers to buy online and merchants to sell from, and to, worldwide. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel.
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