Analyzing 1stdibs.com (NASDAQ:DIBS) and NextMart (OTCMKTS:NXMR)

1stdibs.com (NASDAQ:DIBS) and NextMart (OTCMKTS:NXMR) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

1stdibs.com has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextMart has a beta of -0.51, indicating that its share price is 151% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for 1stdibs.com and NextMart, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
1stdibs.com	0	1	0	0	2.00
NextMart	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given NextMart’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NextMart is more favorable than 1stdibs.com.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

67.0% of 1stdibs.com shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of 1stdibs.com shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.4% of NextMart shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares 1stdibs.com and NextMart”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
1stdibs.com	$88.26 million	1.15	-$18.63 million	($0.55)	-5.18
NextMart	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

NextMart has lower revenue, but higher earnings than 1stdibs.com.

Profitability

This table compares 1stdibs.com and NextMart’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
1stdibs.com	-22.69%	-19.49%	-13.42%
NextMart	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

NextMart beats 1stdibs.com on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 1stdibs.com

1stdibs.Com, Inc. operates an online marketplace for luxury design products worldwide. Its marketplace connects customers with sellers and makers of vintage, antique, and contemporary furniture; and home décor, jewelry, watches, art, and fashion products. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About NextMart

NextMart, Inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, it was involved in the art event and art media direct marketing; art-themed products design and marketing; and art themed real estate development businesses. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.