1stdibs.com (NASDAQ:DIBS – Get Free Report) and OLB Group (NASDAQ:OLB – Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
67.0% of 1stdibs.com shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of OLB Group shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of 1stdibs.com shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 60.2% of OLB Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares 1stdibs.com and OLB Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| 1stdibs.com | -19.94% | -18.56% | -12.69% |
| OLB Group | -92.68% | -208.53% | -71.73% |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| 1stdibs.com | $88.26 million | 2.49 | -$18.63 million | ($0.50) | -12.02 |
| OLB Group | $12.84 million | 0.48 | -$11.23 million | ($3.56) | -0.20 |
OLB Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than 1stdibs.com. 1stdibs.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OLB Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for 1stdibs.com and OLB Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| 1stdibs.com | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
| OLB Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
1stdibs.com presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.47%. Given 1stdibs.com’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe 1stdibs.com is more favorable than OLB Group.
Risk & Volatility
1stdibs.com has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OLB Group has a beta of 2.03, meaning that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
1stdibs.com beats OLB Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About 1stdibs.com
1stdibs.Com, Inc. operates an online marketplace for luxury design products worldwide. Its marketplace connects customers with sellers and makers of vintage, antique, and contemporary furniture; and home décor, jewelry, watches, art, and fashion products. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About OLB Group
The OLB Group, Inc. is a diversified fintech e-commerce merchant services provider and Bitcoin crypto mining enterprise. The Company’s eCommerce platform delivers e-commerce services for a digital commerce solution to over 10,500 merchants in all 50 states. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, DMINT, Inc, is engaged in the mining of Bitcoin utilizing low carbon natural gas with over 1,000 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-based S19j Pro 96T mining computers. www.olb.com and www.olb.com/investors-data.
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