Linkage Global (NASDAQ:LGCB – Get Free Report) and Global-e Online (NASDAQ:GLBE – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Linkage Global has a beta of -0.77, suggesting that its share price is 177% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global-e Online has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Linkage Global and Global-e Online’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Linkage Global | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Global-e Online | -3.37% | -3.20% | -2.35% |
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Linkage Global | $10.29 million | 1.92 | -$440,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| Global-e Online | $752.76 million | 7.74 | -$75.55 million | ($0.17) | -201.82 |
Linkage Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Global-e Online.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.3% of Linkage Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Global-e Online shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Global-e Online shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Linkage Global and Global-e Online, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Linkage Global | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Global-e Online | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2.64 |
Global-e Online has a consensus target price of $48.08, indicating a potential upside of 40.14%. Given Global-e Online’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global-e Online is more favorable than Linkage Global.
Summary
Global-e Online beats Linkage Global on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Linkage Global
Linkage Global Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a cross-border e-commerce integrated services provider in Japan, Hong Kong, and Mainland China. It provides cross-border product sales; digital marketing services; and e-commerce operation training and software support services. Linkage Global Inc was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
About Global-e Online
Global-E Online Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides a platform to enable and accelerate direct-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce in Israel, the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. Its platform enables international shoppers to buy online and merchants to sell from, and to, worldwide. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel.
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