Critical Review: Bed Bath & Beyond (NYSE:BBBY) & Globavend (NASDAQ:GVH)

Globavend (NASDAQ:GVH) and Bed Bath & Beyond (NYSE:BBBY) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Globavend and Bed Bath & Beyond’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globavend	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bed Bath & Beyond	-13.50%	-57.26%	-23.83%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.3% of Bed Bath & Beyond shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Bed Bath & Beyond shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Globavend and Bed Bath & Beyond”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Globavend	$16.54 million	0.00	$1.34 million	N/A	N/A
Bed Bath & Beyond	$1.39 billion	0.24	-$258.80 million	($2.81)	-1.72

Globavend has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bed Bath & Beyond.

Risk and Volatility

Globavend has a beta of 4.13, suggesting that its stock price is 313% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bed Bath & Beyond has a beta of 2.99, suggesting that its stock price is 199% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Globavend and Bed Bath & Beyond, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globavend	1	1	0	1	2.33
Bed Bath & Beyond	1	3	2	0	2.17

Globavend currently has a consensus target price of $80.00, indicating a potential upside of 8,761.32%. Bed Bath & Beyond has a consensus target price of $10.20, indicating a potential upside of 110.66%. Given Globavend’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Globavend is more favorable than Bed Bath & Beyond.

Summary

Globavend beats Bed Bath & Beyond on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Globavend

Globavend Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated cross-border logistics services and air freight forwarding services in Hong Kong, Australia, and New Zealand. The company's services include parcel consolidation, air freight forwarding, customs clearance, on-carriage parcel transportation, and delivery. It serves e-commerce merchants and operators of e-commerce platforms. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Perth, Australia. Globavend Holdings Limited is subsidiary of Globavend Investments Limited.

About Bed Bath & Beyond

Beyond, Inc. operates as an online retailer of furniture and home furnishings products in the United States and Canada. The company offers furniture, bedding and bath, patio and outdoor gear, area rugs, tabletop and cookware, décor, storage and organization, small appliances, home improvement, and other products under the Bed Bath & Beyond brand. The company provides its products and services through its e-commerce platform accessible through its mobile application, which includes bedbathandbeyond.com, bedbathandbeyond.ca, and overstockgovernment.com. It also offers businesses advertising products or services on its website; Marketplace, a service that allows its partners to sell their products through third party sites; product sales to international customers using third party logistics providers; and Supplier Oasis, a singular integration point that enables partners to manage their products, inventory, and sales channels, as well as access multi-channel fulfillment services through its distribution network. The company was formerly known as Overstock.com, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond, Inc. in November 2023. Beyond, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Midvale, Utah.