NextPlat (NASDAQ:NXPL – Get Free Report) and Auto Trader Group (OTCMKTS:ATDRY – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares NextPlat and Auto Trader Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NextPlat | -23.14% | -58.05% | -39.81% |
| Auto Trader Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Volatility and Risk
NextPlat has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auto Trader Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NextPlat | $54.32 million | 0.31 | -$10.46 million | ($4.32) | -1.42 |
| Auto Trader Group | $836.74 million | 6.00 | $393.91 million | N/A | N/A |
Auto Trader Group has higher revenue and earnings than NextPlat.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for NextPlat and Auto Trader Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NextPlat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Auto Trader Group | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
NextPlat presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 78.86%. Given NextPlat’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NextPlat is more favorable than Auto Trader Group.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
1.3% of NextPlat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Auto Trader Group shares are held by institutional investors. 46.1% of NextPlat shares are held 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.
Summary
Auto Trader Group beats NextPlat on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NextPlat
NextPlat Corp operates as a healthcare and e-commerce company in Europe, North America, South America, the Asia and Pacific, and Africa. The company operates full-service retail specialty services pharmacies that provides prescription pharmaceuticals prescription pharmaceuticals, third-party administration, risk and data management services, compounded medications, tele-pharmacy services, anti-retroviral medications, medication therapy management, contracted pharmacy services, and health practice risk management to healthcare organizations and providers, as well as supplies prescription medications to long-term care facilities. It also offers COVID-19 related diagnostics and vaccinations, and medication adherence packaging; and value-added services, such as prior authorization assistance, same-day home-medication delivery, on site provider consultation services, primary care reporting and analytics, and customized packaging solutions, as well as acquires and leases an e-commerce platform to collaborate with businesses to optimize their ability to sell their goods online. In addition, it operates e-commerce websites, as well as third-party e-commerce storefronts that provides mobile satellite services solutions for satellite-enabled voice, data, personnel and asset tracking, machine-to-machine, and internet of things connectivity services; voice, data communications, internet of things (IoT), and machine-to-machine services; tracking and monitoring solutions and services; satellite communications products; and GPS enabled emergency locator distress beacons. Further, it offers satellite tracking devices used to monitor the location, movements, and history of anything that moves; SolarTrack, a compact, lightweight, IoT tracking device powered by the sun; and GTCTrack, a subscription-based mapping and tracking portal. The company was formerly known as Orbsat Corp. and changed its name to NextPlat Corp in January 2022. NextPlat Corp is based in Coconut Grove, Florida.
About Auto Trader Group
Auto Trader Group plc operates in the digital automotive marketplace in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The company provides vehicle advertisement on its websites for private sellers, as well as insurance and loan financing products to consumers; and display advertising on its websites for manufacturers and their advertising agencies. The company offers its products to retailers, home traders, and logistics firms. Auto Trader Group plc was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.
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