Financial Contrast: Smart Card Marketing Systems (OTCMKTS:SMKG) and Bed Bath & Beyond (NYSE:BBBY)

Smart Card Marketing Systems (OTCMKTS:SMKG) and Bed Bath & Beyond (NYSE:BBBY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.3% of Bed Bath & Beyond shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.4% of Smart Card Marketing Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Bed Bath & Beyond shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Smart Card Marketing Systems and Bed Bath & Beyond’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smart Card Marketing Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bed Bath & Beyond	-17.86%	-78.27%	-31.94%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Smart Card Marketing Systems and Bed Bath & Beyond, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smart Card Marketing Systems	0	0	0	0	0.00
Bed Bath & Beyond	3	4	2	0	1.89

Bed Bath & Beyond has a consensus price target of $8.86, suggesting a potential upside of 11.13%. Given Bed Bath & Beyond’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bed Bath & Beyond is more favorable than Smart Card Marketing Systems.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Smart Card Marketing Systems and Bed Bath & Beyond”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smart Card Marketing Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bed Bath & Beyond	$1.39 billion	0.39	-$258.80 million	($4.07)	-1.96

Smart Card Marketing Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bed Bath & Beyond.

Summary

Bed Bath & Beyond beats Smart Card Marketing Systems on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Smart Card Marketing Systems

Smart Card Marketing Systems Inc. operates as a fintech and paytech solutions provider that offers ecommerce, cloud, and mobility applications to the global banking, telecom, and retail markets. The company provides business intelligence and digital transformation strategies with a proprietary portfolio of applications and wireframes for banking, enterprises, retail e-wallets, digital ID, blockchain, crypto issuing, NFT, e-KYC, digital workforce, events and media management, edtech, telemed, and transit-booking industries. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.

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.