Financial Analysis: PetMed Express (NASDAQ:PETS) vs. CUR Media (OTCMKTS:CURM)

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.3% of PetMed Express shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of PetMed Express shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.9% of CUR Media shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for PetMed Express and CUR Media, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PetMed Express	2	1	0	0	1.33
CUR Media	0	0	0	0	0.00

PetMed Express currently has a consensus price target of $3.20, indicating a potential upside of 22.14%. Given PetMed Express’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PetMed Express is more favorable than CUR Media.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PetMed Express and CUR Media”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PetMed Express	$281.06 million	0.19	-$7.46 million	$0.01	262.00
CUR Media	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

CUR Media has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PetMed Express.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PetMed Express	N/A	N/A	N/A
CUR Media	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

PetMed Express beats CUR Media on 4 of the 5 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 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.