Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO – Get Free Report) and NextPlat (NASDAQ:NXPL – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Grocery Outlet and NextPlat’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Grocery Outlet | -8.04% | 5.84% | 1.79% |
| NextPlat | -20.38% | -54.66% | -34.82% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Grocery Outlet and NextPlat, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Grocery Outlet | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 |
| NextPlat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Grocery Outlet and NextPlat”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Grocery Outlet | $4.69 billion | 0.25 | -$224.91 million | ($3.87) | -3.04 |
| NextPlat | $54.32 million | 0.44 | -$10.46 million | ($3.67) | -2.38 |
NextPlat has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Grocery Outlet. Grocery Outlet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NextPlat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextPlat has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
99.9% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of NextPlat shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.1% of NextPlat shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
NextPlat beats Grocery Outlet on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Grocery Outlet
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. operates as a retailer of consumables and fresh products sold through independently operated stores in the United States. Its stores offer products in various categories, such as dairy and deli, produce, floral, fresh meat, seafood products, grocery, general merchandise, health and beauty care, frozen food, beer and wine, and ethnic products. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California.
About NextPlat
NextPlat Corp operates as a healthcare and e-commerce company in Europe, North America, South America, the Asia and Pacific, and Africa. The company operates full-service retail specialty services pharmacies that provides prescription pharmaceuticals prescription pharmaceuticals, third-party administration, risk and data management services, compounded medications, tele-pharmacy services, anti-retroviral medications, medication therapy management, contracted pharmacy services, and health practice risk management to healthcare organizations and providers, as well as supplies prescription medications to long-term care facilities. It also offers COVID-19 related diagnostics and vaccinations, and medication adherence packaging; and value-added services, such as prior authorization assistance, same-day home-medication delivery, on site provider consultation services, primary care reporting and analytics, and customized packaging solutions, as well as acquires and leases an e-commerce platform to collaborate with businesses to optimize their ability to sell their goods online. In addition, it operates e-commerce websites, as well as third-party e-commerce storefronts that provides mobile satellite services solutions for satellite-enabled voice, data, personnel and asset tracking, machine-to-machine, and internet of things connectivity services; voice, data communications, internet of things (IoT), and machine-to-machine services; tracking and monitoring solutions and services; satellite communications products; and GPS enabled emergency locator distress beacons. Further, it offers satellite tracking devices used to monitor the location, movements, and history of anything that moves; SolarTrack, a compact, lightweight, IoT tracking device powered by the sun; and GTCTrack, a subscription-based mapping and tracking portal. The company was formerly known as Orbsat Corp. and changed its name to NextPlat Corp in January 2022. NextPlat Corp is based in Coconut Grove, Florida.
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