Uxin (NASDAQ:UXIN – Get Free Report) and Home Depot (NYSE:HD – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
22.4% of Uxin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Home Depot shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.9% of Uxin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Home Depot 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.
Profitability
This table compares Uxin and Home Depot’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Uxin | -10.10% | N/A | -16.37% |
| Home Depot | 8.41% | 106.42% | 13.76% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Uxin and Home Depot”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Uxin | $4.30 billion | 0.05 | -$39.69 million | ($0.28) | -3.61 |
| Home Depot | $169.18 billion | 1.83 | $14.16 billion | $14.29 | 21.67 |
Home Depot has higher revenue and earnings than Uxin. Uxin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home Depot, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Uxin has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home Depot has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Uxin and Home Depot, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Uxin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Home Depot | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 2.58 |
Uxin currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 345.54%. Home Depot has a consensus price target of $375.93, suggesting a potential upside of 21.41%. Given Uxin’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Uxin is more favorable than Home Depot.
Summary
Home Depot beats Uxin on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Uxin
Uxin Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the retail sale of vehicles in China. The company operates an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars. It also offers used-car acquisition, inspection, reconditioning, warehousing, pre-sales and after-sales, and various car-related value-added products and services, as well as warranty and repair, delivery, and title transfers and vehicle registration services. Uxin Limited was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
About Home Depot
The Home Depot, Inc. operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States and internationally. It sells various building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and décor products, as well as facilities maintenance, repair, and operations products. The company also offers installation services for flooring, water heaters, bath, garage doors, cabinets, cabinet makeovers, countertops, sheds, furnaces and central air systems, and windows. In addition, it provides tool and equipment rental services. The company primarily serves homeowners; and professional renovators/remodelers, general contractors, maintenance professionals, handymen, property managers, and building service contractors, as well as specialty tradesmen, such as electricians, plumbers, and painters. It sells its products through websites, including homedepot.com; homedepot.ca and homedepot.com.mx; blinds.com, justblinds.com, and americanblinds.com for custom window coverings; thecompanystore.com, an online site for textiles and décor products; hdsupply.com for maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and related services; and The Home Depot stores. The Home Depot, Inc. was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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