Comparing Boohoo Group (OTCMKTS:BHOOY) & JD.com (NASDAQ:JD)

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

Volatility and Risk

Boohoo Group has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JD.com has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

16.0% of JD.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of JD.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Boohoo Group and JD.com”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boohoo Group	$1.01 billion	0.37	-$415.90 million	N/A	N/A
JD.com	$187.20 billion	0.19	$2.81 billion	$1.28	22.23

JD.com has higher revenue and earnings than Boohoo Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Boohoo Group and JD.com, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boohoo Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
JD.com	1	3	9	0	2.62

JD.com has a consensus target price of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.33%. Given JD.com’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe JD.com is more favorable than Boohoo Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boohoo Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
JD.com	1.04%	5.90%	2.48%

Summary

JD.com beats Boohoo Group on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About JD.com

JD.com, Inc. operates as a supply chain-based technology and service provider in the People's Republic of China. The company offers computers, communication, and consumer electronics products, as well as home appliances; and general merchandise products comprising food, beverage and fresh produce, baby and maternity products, furniture and household goods, cosmetics and other personal care items, pharmaceutical and healthcare products, industrial products, books, automobile accessories, apparel and footwear, bags, and jewelry. It also provides online marketplace services for third-party merchants; marketing services; and omni-channel solutions to customers and offline retailers, as well as online healthcare services. In addition, the company develops, owns, and manages its logistics facilities and other real estate properties to support third parties; offers asset management services and integrated service platform; leasing of storage facilities and related management services; and engages in online retail business. Further, it provides integrated data, technology, business, and user management industry solutions to support the digitization of enterprises and institutions; and technology-driven supply chain solutions and logistics services. The company was formerly known as 360buy Jingdong Inc. and changed its name to JD.com, Inc. in January 2014. JD.com, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.