Head to Head Review: Boohoo Group (OTCMKTS:BHOOY) and Coupang (NYSE:CPNG)

Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) and Boohoo Group (OTCMKTS:BHOOY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Coupang and Boohoo Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coupang	2	3	6	0	2.36
Boohoo Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Coupang currently has a consensus target price of $26.70, indicating a potential upside of 38.23%. Given Coupang’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Coupang is more favorable than Boohoo Group.

Risk and Volatility

Coupang has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boohoo Group has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Coupang and Boohoo Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coupang	0.60%	4.52%	1.18%
Boohoo Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

83.7% of Coupang shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Coupang shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Coupang and Boohoo Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coupang	$34.53 billion	1.02	$208.00 million	$0.12	160.96
Boohoo Group	$1.01 billion	0.48	-$415.90 million	N/A	N/A

Coupang has higher revenue and earnings than Boohoo Group.

Summary

Coupang beats Boohoo Group on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Coupang

Coupang, Inc., together with its subsidiaries owns and operates retail business through its mobile applications and Internet websites primarily in South Korea. The company operates through Product Commerce and Developing Offerings segments. It sells various products and services in the categories of home goods and décor products, apparel, beauty products, fresh food and groceries, sporting goods, electronics, and everyday consumables, as well as travel, and restaurant order and delivery services. In addition, the company offers Rocket Fresh, which offers fresh groceries; Coupang Eats, a restaurant ordering and delivery services; and Coupang Play, an online content streaming services, as well as advertising products. It also performs operations and support services in the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China, Japan, and India. Coupang, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

About Boohoo Group

boohoo group plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an online clothing retailer in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. The company designs, sources, markets, and sells clothing, shoes, accessories, and beauty products for 16-to-45-year age customers. It provides its products under the boohoo, boohooMAN, PrettyLittleThing, Nasty Gal, MissPap, Karen Millen, Coast, Oasis, Warehouse, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Burton, and Debenhams brands. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.