CUR Media (OTCMKTS:CURM) versus Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) Financial Survey

CUR Media (OTCMKTS:CURM) and Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares CUR Media and Coupang’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CUR Media	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coupang	1.13%	7.47%	1.98%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for CUR Media and Coupang, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CUR Media	0	0	0	0	0.00
Coupang	0	2	5	1	2.88

Coupang has a consensus target price of $30.5714, indicating a potential upside of 8.64%. Given Coupang’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Coupang is more favorable than CUR Media.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CUR Media and Coupang”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CUR Media	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coupang	$30.27 billion	1.69	$154.00 million	$0.20	140.70

Coupang has higher revenue and earnings than CUR Media.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

83.7% of Coupang shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.9% of CUR Media shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Coupang shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Coupang beats CUR Media on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CUR Media

CÃR Media, Inc., an Internet music service, focuses on providing a paid subscription Internet radio service offering listeners streaming music on the Web and mobile devices under the CÃR brand. It also intends to offer personalized advertising in the form of display ads, email, and text messages; and to sell music, concert tickets, and merchandise through its music streaming service, as well as music downloads. The company was formerly known as Duane Street Corp and changed its name to CÃR Media, Inc. in January 2014. CÃR Media, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

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.