RideNow Group (NASDAQ:RDNW – Get Free Report) and Bed Bath & Beyond (NYSE:BBBY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
66.1% of RideNow Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Bed Bath & Beyond shares are held by institutional investors. 55.3% of RideNow Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Bed Bath & Beyond shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares RideNow Group and Bed Bath & Beyond”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| RideNow Group | $1.08 billion | 0.21 | -$52.40 million | ($1.24) | -4.78 |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | $1.04 billion | 0.37 | -$84.62 million | ($0.95) | -5.49 |
RideNow Group has higher revenue and earnings than Bed Bath & Beyond. Bed Bath & Beyond is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RideNow Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for RideNow Group and Bed Bath & Beyond, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| RideNow Group | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
RideNow Group presently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.48%. Bed Bath & Beyond has a consensus target price of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 66.22%. Given Bed Bath & Beyond’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bed Bath & Beyond is more favorable than RideNow Group.
Profitability
This table compares RideNow Group and Bed Bath & Beyond’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| RideNow Group | -4.28% | -2,628.57% | -1.85% |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | -5.76% | -27.60% | -12.99% |
Risk and Volatility
RideNow Group has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bed Bath & Beyond has a beta of 2.85, meaning that its stock price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Bed Bath & Beyond beats RideNow Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About RideNow Group
RumbleOn, Inc. primarily operates as a powersports retailer in the United States. It operates in two segments, Powersports and Vehicle Transportation Services. The Powersports segment provides new and pre-owned motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain or side-by-side vehicles, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, and other powersports products. It also offers parts, apparel, accessories, finance and insurance products and services, and aftermarket products, as well as repair and maintenance services. The Vehicle Transportation Services segment provides asset-light transportation brokerage services facilitating automobile transportation. The company was formerly known as Smart Server, Inc. and changed its name to RumbleOn, Inc. in February 2017. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Irving, Texas.
About Bed Bath & Beyond
Beyond, Inc. operates as an online retailer of furniture and home furnishings products in the United States and Canada. The company offers furniture, bedding and bath, patio and outdoor gear, area rugs, tabletop and cookware, décor, storage and organization, small appliances, home improvement, and other products under the Bed Bath & Beyond brand. The company provides its products and services through its e-commerce platform accessible through its mobile application, which includes bedbathandbeyond.com, bedbathandbeyond.ca, and overstockgovernment.com. It also offers businesses advertising products or services on its website; Marketplace, a service that allows its partners to sell their products through third party sites; product sales to international customers using third party logistics providers; and Supplier Oasis, a singular integration point that enables partners to manage their products, inventory, and sales channels, as well as access multi-channel fulfillment services through its distribution network. The company was formerly known as Overstock.com, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond, Inc. in November 2023. Beyond, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Midvale, Utah.
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