Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR) and Prosus (OTCMKTS:PROSY) Financial Comparison

Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR) and Prosus (OTCMKTS:PROSY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.3% of Hour Loop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Prosus shares are held by institutional investors. 95.0% of Hour Loop shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Prosus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Hour Loop and Prosus, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hour Loop	0	1	0	0	2.00
Prosus	0	2	3	0	2.60

Profitability

This table compares Hour Loop and Prosus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hour Loop	1.28%	25.29%	7.29%
Prosus	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hour Loop and Prosus”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hour Loop	$142.44 million	0.45	$1.71 million	$0.05	36.60
Prosus	$6.17 billion	36.79	$12.37 billion	N/A	N/A

Prosus has higher revenue and earnings than Hour Loop.

Risk & Volatility

Hour Loop has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prosus has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hour Loop beats Prosus on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hour Loop

Hour Loop, Inc., an online retailer, engages in e-commerce retailing in the United States. The company sells products in various categories, including home/garden décor, toys, kitchenware, apparels, and electronics products. It sells its products through hourloop.com, as well as third-party marketplaces. Hour Loop, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

About Prosus

Prosus N.V. engages in the e-commerce and internet businesses in Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and internationally. It operates internet platforms, such as classifieds, payments and fintech, food delivery, education technology, etail, ventures, social, and other internet platforms. The company was formerly known as Myriad International Holdings N.V. and changed its name to Prosus N.V. in August 2019. Prosus N.V. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Prosus N.V. operates as a subsidiary of Naspers Limited.