Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) & ARTISTdirect (OTCMKTS:ARTD) Financial Comparison

Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) and ARTISTdirect (OTCMKTS:ARTD) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Chewy and ARTISTdirect, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chewy	1	5	18	1	2.76
ARTISTdirect	0	0	0	0	0.00

Chewy currently has a consensus target price of $32.05, suggesting a potential upside of 46.97%. Given Chewy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Chewy is more favorable than ARTISTdirect.

Profitability

This table compares Chewy and ARTISTdirect’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chewy	1.99%	60.02%	8.17%
ARTISTdirect	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.1% of Chewy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Chewy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Chewy and ARTISTdirect”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chewy	$12.60 billion	0.71	$222.80 million	$0.60	36.34
ARTISTdirect	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Chewy has higher revenue and earnings than ARTISTdirect.

Summary

Chewy beats ARTISTdirect on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chewy

Chewy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the pure play e-commerce business in the United States. It provides pet food and treats, pet supplies and pet medications, and other pet-health products, as well as pet services for dogs, cats, fish, birds, small pets, horses, and reptiles through its retail websites and mobile applications. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Plantation, Florida.

About ARTISTdirect

ARTISTdirect, Inc. operates an online platform that provides music and recorded labels. It offers multi-media content, music news and information, online fan communities, music related commerce, and digital music services. The company also provides iMusic record labels of rock and urban music. ARTISTdirect, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Santa Monica, California.