Critical Survey: Bed Bath & Beyond (NYSE:BBBY) versus WeBuy Global (NASDAQ:WBUY)

Bed Bath & Beyond (NYSE:BBBY) and WeBuy Global (NASDAQ:WBUY) 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, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.3% of Bed Bath & Beyond shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of WeBuy Global shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Bed Bath & Beyond shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Bed Bath & Beyond has a beta of 2.77, indicating that its share price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WeBuy Global has a beta of 2.69, indicating that its share price is 169% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Bed Bath & Beyond and WeBuy Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bed Bath & Beyond	-17.86%	-78.27%	-31.94%
WeBuy Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Bed Bath & Beyond and WeBuy Global, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bed Bath & Beyond	2	4	2	0	2.00
WeBuy Global	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bed Bath & Beyond presently has a consensus target price of $8.86, indicating a potential downside of 10.08%. Given Bed Bath & Beyond’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bed Bath & Beyond is more favorable than WeBuy Global.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Bed Bath & Beyond and WeBuy Global”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bed Bath & Beyond	$1.39 billion	0.41	-$258.80 million	($4.07)	-2.42
WeBuy Global	$58.30 million	0.06	-$6.62 million	N/A	N/A

WeBuy Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bed Bath & Beyond.

Summary

Bed Bath & Beyond beats WeBuy Global on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.