Critical Survey: PetMed Express (NASDAQ:PETS) versus WeBuy Global (NASDAQ:WBUY)

PetMed Express (NASDAQ:PETS) and WeBuy Global (NASDAQ:WBUY) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

73.3% of PetMed Express shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of WeBuy Global shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of PetMed Express shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for PetMed Express and WeBuy Global, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PetMed Express	1	0	0	0	1.00
WeBuy Global	0	0	0	0	0.00

PetMed Express presently has a consensus price target of $3.20, suggesting a potential upside of 8.11%. Given PetMed Express’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PetMed Express is more favorable than WeBuy Global.

Profitability

This table compares PetMed Express and WeBuy Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PetMed Express	0.14%	0.37%	0.23%
WeBuy Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares PetMed Express and WeBuy Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PetMed Express	$247.01 million	0.25	-$7.46 million	$0.01	296.00
WeBuy Global	$58.30 million	0.07	-$6.62 million	N/A	N/A

WeBuy Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PetMed Express.

Volatility & Risk

PetMed Express has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WeBuy Global has a beta of 2.69, meaning that its share price is 169% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PetMed Express beats WeBuy Global on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PetMed Express

PetMed Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a pet pharmacy in the United States. The company markets prescription and non-prescription pet medications, health products, and other supplies for dogs, cats, and horses. It offers non-prescription medications and supplies, such as flea and tick control products, bone and joint care products, vitamins, treats, nutritional supplements, hygiene products, and household pet supplies; and prescription medications, including heartworm preventatives, flea and tick preventatives, arthritis, dermatitis, thyroid, diabetes, pain medications, heart/blood pressure, and other specialty medications, as well as generic substitutes. The company also sells food, beds, crates, stairs, and other pet supplies. It sells its products through its Internet website; mobile app; customer support center; and direct mail/print, which includes brochures and postcards. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida.

About WeBuy Global

Webuy Global Ltd operates as an e-commerce retailer company in Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The company sells food and beverages, fresh produces, lifestyle daily essential items, e-vouchers, miscellaneous daily needs products, and other personal care products, as well as sells packaged tours. Webuy Global Ltd was founded in 2019 and is based in Singapore.