Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) versus Linkage Global (NASDAQ:LGCB) Financial Survey

Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) and Linkage Global (NASDAQ:LGCB) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Coupang and Linkage Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coupang	0	1	6	0	2.86
Linkage Global	0	0	0	0	0.00

Coupang currently has a consensus price target of $29.64, suggesting a potential upside of 8.89%. Given Coupang’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Coupang is more favorable than Linkage Global.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coupang	$31.06 billion	1.58	$1.36 billion	$0.14	194.46
Linkage Global	$10.29 million	0.40	-$440,000.00	N/A	N/A

Coupang has higher revenue and earnings than Linkage Global.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.7% of Coupang shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Linkage Global shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of Coupang shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coupang	3.57%	11.52%	3.12%
Linkage Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Coupang has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% 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.

Summary

Coupang beats Linkage Global on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Coupang

Coupang, Inc., together with its subsidiaries owns and operates retail business through its mobile applications and Internet websites primarily in South Korea. The company operates through Product Commerce and Developing Offerings segments. It sells various products and services in the categories of home goods and décor products, apparel, beauty products, fresh food and groceries, sporting goods, electronics, and everyday consumables, as well as travel, and restaurant order and delivery services. In addition, the company offers Rocket Fresh, which offers fresh groceries; Coupang Eats, a restaurant ordering and delivery services; and Coupang Play, an online content streaming services, as well as advertising products. It also performs operations and support services in the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China, Japan, and India. Coupang, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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.