Head to Head Review: WeBuy Global (NASDAQ:WBUY) vs. Carvana (NYSE:CVNA)

Carvana (NYSE:CVNA) and WeBuy Global (NASDAQ:WBUY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Carvana has a beta of 3.57, indicating that its share price is 257% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WeBuy Global has a beta of 2.85, indicating that its share price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Carvana and WeBuy Global, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carvana	0	6	19	0	2.76
WeBuy Global	1	0	0	0	1.00

Carvana presently has a consensus target price of $474.27, suggesting a potential upside of 38.15%. Given Carvana’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Carvana is more favorable than WeBuy Global.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Carvana and WeBuy Global”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carvana	$18.27 billion	4.09	$210.00 million	$4.38	78.38
WeBuy Global	$58.30 million	0.02	-$6.62 million	N/A	N/A

Carvana has higher revenue and earnings than WeBuy Global.

Profitability

This table compares Carvana and WeBuy Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carvana	3.44%	30.62%	6.88%
WeBuy Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

56.7% of Carvana shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of WeBuy Global shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of Carvana shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Carvana beats WeBuy Global on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Carvana

Carvana Co., together with its subsidiaries, operates an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars in the United States. Its platform allows customers to research and identify a vehicle; inspect it using company's 360-degree vehicle imaging technology; obtain financing and warranty coverage; purchase the vehicle; and schedule delivery or pick-up from their desktop or mobile devices. The company also operates auction sites. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.

About WeBuy Global

Webuy Global Ltd operates as an e-commerce retailer company in Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The company sells food and beverages, fresh produces, lifestyle daily essential items, e-vouchers, miscellaneous daily needs products, and other personal care products, as well as sells packaged tours. Webuy Global Ltd was founded in 2019 and is based in Singapore.