Reviewing Logiq (OTCMKTS:LGIQ) & Wayfair (NYSE:W)

Wayfair (NYSE:W) and Logiq (OTCMKTS:LGIQ) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Wayfair and Logiq, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wayfair	2	10	18	1	2.58
Logiq	0	0	0	0	0.00

Wayfair currently has a consensus target price of $107.21, indicating a potential downside of 2.45%. Given Logiq’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Logiq is more favorable than Wayfair.

Profitability

This table compares Wayfair and Logiq’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wayfair	-2.65%	N/A	-3.77%
Logiq	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Wayfair has a beta of 3.31, suggesting that its stock price is 231% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Logiq has a beta of -1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 249% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.7% of Wayfair shares are held by institutional investors. 21.9% of Wayfair shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.7% of Logiq shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Wayfair and Logiq”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wayfair	$11.85 billion	1.21	-$492.00 million	($2.56)	-42.93
Logiq	N/A	N/A	-$20.10 million	N/A	N/A

Logiq has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wayfair.

Summary

Wayfair beats Logiq on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wayfair

Wayfair Inc. provides e-commerce business in the United States and internationally. The company offers approximately thirty million products for the home sector. It offers online selections of furniture, décor, housewares, and home improvement products through its sites consisting of Wayfair, Joss & Main, AllModern, Birch Lane, Perigold, and Wayfair Professional. The company offers its products under the Three Posts and Mercury Row brand name. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

About Logiq

Logiq, Inc. provides e-commerce solutions and services in the European Union, Southeast Asia, Africa, South Korea, and North America. The company operates its DATALogiq-branded consumer data management platform by lead generation, online marketing, and multichannel reengagement strategies through its owned and operated brands. Its DATALogiq develops a proprietary data management platform and integrates with various third-party service providers to optimize the return on its marketing efforts. The company was formerly known as Weyland Tech Inc. and changed its name to Logiq, Inc. in September 2020. Logiq, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, New York.