Reviewing Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) & GSV (OTCMKTS:GSVI)

Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) and GSV (OTCMKTS:GSVI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coupang	$30.27 billion	1.91	$154.00 million	$0.20	158.47
GSV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Coupang has higher revenue and earnings than GSV.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Coupang and GSV, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coupang	1	3	6	1	2.64
GSV	0	0	0	0	0.00

Coupang presently has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.70%. Given Coupang’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Coupang is more favorable than GSV.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

83.7% of Coupang shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Coupang shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of GSV shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Coupang and GSV’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%
GSV	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Coupang beats GSV on 9 of the 10 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 GSV

GSV, Inc. is an oil and gas exploration company. It operates oil and gas wells in Louisiana; and oil and gas prospects in Texas. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Westport, Connecticut.