Head-To-Head Comparison: Linkage Global (NASDAQ:LGCB) & Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV)

Grove Collaborative (NYSE:GROV) and Linkage Global (NASDAQ:LGCB) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Grove Collaborative has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Linkage Global has a beta of -1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 274% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Grove Collaborative and Linkage Global”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grove Collaborative	$203.43 million	0.22	-$43.23 million	($0.76)	-1.46
Linkage Global	$10.29 million	0.41	-$440,000.00	N/A	N/A

Linkage Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Grove Collaborative.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Grove Collaborative and Linkage Global, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grove Collaborative	0	0	1	0	3.00
Linkage Global	0	0	0	0	0.00

Grove Collaborative presently has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 80.18%. Given Grove Collaborative’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grove Collaborative is more favorable than Linkage Global.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

91.6% of Grove Collaborative shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Linkage Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Grove Collaborative shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Grove Collaborative and Linkage Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grove Collaborative	-11.35%	-417.96%	-14.19%
Linkage Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Grove Collaborative beats Linkage Global on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Grove Collaborative

Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. operates as a plastic neutral consumer products retailer in the United States. It offers household, personal care, beauty, and other consumer products through retail channels, third parties, direct-to-consumer platform, and mobile applications, as well as online store. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Linkage Global

Linkage Global Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a cross-border e-commerce integrated services provider in Japan, Hong Kong, and Mainland China. It provides cross-border product sales; digital marketing services; and e-commerce operation training and software support services. Linkage Global Inc was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.