RH (NYSE:RH – Get Free Report) and ARKO (NASDAQ:ARKO – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
90.2% of RH shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of ARKO shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.0% of RH shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.5% of ARKO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for RH and ARKO, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| RH | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2.24 |
| ARKO | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.33 |
Profitability
This table compares RH and ARKO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| RH | 3.22% | -161.72% | 2.70% |
| ARKO | 0.24% | 6.95% | 0.52% |
Volatility and Risk
RH has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARKO has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares RH and ARKO”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| RH | $3.18 billion | 1.23 | $72.41 million | $5.54 | 37.46 |
| ARKO | $7.84 billion | 0.09 | $20.84 million | $0.11 | 55.18 |
RH has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ARKO. RH is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARKO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
RH beats ARKO on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About RH
RH, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer in the home furnishings market. The company offers products in various categories, including furniture, lighting, textiles, bathware, décor, outdoor and garden, baby, child, and teen furnishings. It provides its products through rh.com, rhbabyandchild.com, rhteen.com, rhmodern.com, and waterworks.com online channels, as well as operates RH Galleries, RH outlet stores, RH Guesthouse, and Waterworks showrooms in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The company was formerly known as Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to RH in January 2017. RH was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Corte Madera, California.
About ARKO
Arko Corp. operates convenience stores in the United States. It operates through Retail, Wholesale, Fleet Fueling, and GPMP segments. The Retail segment engages in the sale of fuel and merchandise to retail consumers. Its Wholesale segment supplies fuel to third-party dealers and consignment agents. The Fleet Fueling segment supplies fuel to proprietary and third-party cardlock, and issuance of proprietary fuel cards. Its GPMP segment supplies fuel to retail and wholesale segments. The company is based in Richmond, Virginia.
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