CUR Media (OTCMKTS:CURM) & QVC Group (NASDAQ:QVCGA) Critical Analysis

QVC Group (NASDAQ:QVCGA) and CUR Media (OTCMKTS:CURM) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares QVC Group and CUR Media’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QVC Group	-26.42%	-1.02%	0.32%
CUR Media	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for QVC Group and CUR Media, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QVC Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
CUR Media	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given CUR Media’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CUR Media is more favorable than QVC Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.1% of QVC Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of QVC Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.9% of CUR Media shares are held 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares QVC Group and CUR Media”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QVC Group	$9.23 billion	0.00	-$2.44 billion	($460.35)	-0.00
CUR Media	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CUR Media has lower revenue, but higher earnings than QVC Group.

About QVC Group

QVC Group, Inc. engages in the business of video and online commerce industries. It operates through the following segments: QxH, QVC International and CBI. The QxH segment markets and sells a wide variety of consumer products in the U.S., primarily by means of its televised shopping programs and via the Internet through their websites and mobile applications. The QVC International segment markets and sells a wide variety of consumer products in several foreign countries, primarily by means of its televised shopping programs and via the Internet through its international websites and mobile applications. The CBI segment consists of a portfolio of aspirational home and apparel brands in the U.S. that sell merchandise through brick-and-mortar retail locations as well as via the Internet through their websites. The company was founded on March 28, 1991 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

About CUR Media

CÃR Media, Inc., an Internet music service, focuses on providing a paid subscription Internet radio service offering listeners streaming music on the Web and mobile devices under the CÃR brand. It also intends to offer personalized advertising in the form of display ads, email, and text messages; and to sell music, concert tickets, and merchandise through its music streaming service, as well as music downloads. The company was formerly known as Duane Street Corp and changed its name to CÃR Media, Inc. in January 2014. CÃR Media, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in Glastonbury, Connecticut.