Reviewing Ocado Group (OTCMKTS:OCDDY) and Prosus (OTCMKTS:PROSY)

Ocado Group (OTCMKTS:OCDDY) and Prosus (OTCMKTS:PROSY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Ocado Group and Prosus, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ocado Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Prosus	0	0	2	1	3.33

Profitability

This table compares Ocado Group and Prosus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ocado Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Prosus	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Prosus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Prosus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ocado Group and Prosus”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ocado Group	$1.55 billion	1.69	-$429.66 million	N/A	N/A
Prosus	$6.17 billion	62.06	$12.37 billion	N/A	N/A

Prosus has higher revenue and earnings than Ocado Group.

Risk and Volatility

Ocado Group has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prosus has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Prosus beats Ocado Group on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ocado Group

Ocado Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an online grocery retailer in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Technology Solutions, Ocado Logistics, and Ocado Retail. It offers online grocery and general merchandise; and customer fulfillment centers and logistics services. The company is involved in the software and robotics platform business that provides the Ocado Smart Platform as a managed service, as well as offers Ocado Intelligent Automation that sells its technology to warehouse environments in non-grocery markets. In addition, the company provides online retail and automated storage and retrieval solutions for general merchandise to corporations. Ocado Group plc was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Hatfield, the United Kingdom.

About Prosus

Prosus N.V. engages in the e-commerce and internet businesses in Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and internationally. It operates internet platforms, such as classifieds, payments and fintech, food delivery, education technology, etail, ventures, social, and other internet platforms. The company was formerly known as Myriad International Holdings N.V. and changed its name to Prosus N.V. in August 2019. Prosus N.V. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Prosus N.V. operates as a subsidiary of Naspers Limited.