Reviewing Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) and Treasure Global (NASDAQ:TGL)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Coupang and Treasure Global, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coupang	0	2	5	1	2.88
Treasure Global	0	0	0	0	0.00

Coupang presently has a consensus price target of $31.14, suggesting a potential downside of 6.70%. Given Coupang’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Coupang is more favorable than Treasure Global.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coupang	1.13%	7.47%	1.98%
Treasure Global	-99.73%	-22.72%	-21.33%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

83.7% of Coupang shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Coupang shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Treasure Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Coupang has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Treasure Global has a beta of 2.85, meaning that its stock price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coupang	$30.27 billion	2.01	$154.00 million	$0.20	166.90
Treasure Global	$22.07 million	0.21	-$6.59 million	N/A	N/A

Coupang has higher revenue and earnings than Treasure Global.

Summary

Coupang beats Treasure Global on 12 of the 13 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 Treasure Global

Treasure Global Inc. offers e-commerce activities through its platform. Its platform provides consumers and merchants instant rebates and affiliate cashback programs, while providing a seamless e-payment solution with rebates in both e-commerce and physical retailers/merchant settings. The company offers ZCITY App, a payment gateway platform. Treasure Global Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.