Boohoo Group (OTCMKTS:BHOOY) & Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) Head to Head Comparison

Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) and Boohoo Group (OTCMKTS:BHOOY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.1% of Chewy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Chewy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Chewy and Boohoo Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chewy	0	5	17	0	2.77
Boohoo Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Chewy currently has a consensus price target of $43.81, indicating a potential upside of 67.29%. Given Chewy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Chewy is more favorable than Boohoo Group.

Risk and Volatility

Chewy has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boohoo Group has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Chewy and Boohoo Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chewy	1.77%	53.48%	7.22%
Boohoo Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Chewy and Boohoo Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chewy	$12.60 billion	0.86	$392.74 million	$0.52	50.36
Boohoo Group	$1.01 billion	0.48	-$415.90 million	N/A	N/A

Chewy has higher revenue and earnings than Boohoo Group.

Summary

Chewy beats Boohoo Group on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chewy

Chewy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the pure play e-commerce business in the United States. It provides pet food and treats, pet supplies and pet medications, and other pet-health products, as well as pet services for dogs, cats, fish, birds, small pets, horses, and reptiles through its retail websites and mobile applications. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Plantation, Florida.

About Boohoo Group

boohoo group plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an online clothing retailer in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. The company designs, sources, markets, and sells clothing, shoes, accessories, and beauty products for 16-to-45-year age customers. It provides its products under the boohoo, boohooMAN, PrettyLittleThing, Nasty Gal, MissPap, Karen Millen, Coast, Oasis, Warehouse, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Burton, and Debenhams brands. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.