Ocado Group (OTCMKTS:OCDDY) & eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) Head-To-Head Review

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares eBay and Ocado Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
eBay	$10.28 billion	3.83	$1.98 billion	$4.60	18.93
Ocado Group	$1.55 billion	1.70	-$429.66 million	N/A	N/A

eBay has higher revenue and earnings than Ocado Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.5% of eBay shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of eBay shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

eBay has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ocado Group has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for eBay and Ocado Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
eBay	2	20	14	1	2.38
Ocado Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

eBay currently has a consensus price target of $94.41, indicating a potential upside of 8.44%. Given eBay’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe eBay is more favorable than Ocado Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
eBay	20.37%	41.94%	11.09%
Ocado Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

eBay beats Ocado Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About eBay

eBay Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates marketplace platforms that connect buyers and sellers in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Germany, and internationally. The company’s marketplace platform includes its online marketplace at ebay.com, off-platform businesses, and the eBay suite of mobile apps. Its platforms enable users to list, sell, and buy various products. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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.