Financial Comparison: Prosus (OTCMKTS:PROSY) & QVC Group (NASDAQ:QVCGA)

QVC Group (NASDAQ:QVCGA) and Prosus (OTCMKTS:PROSY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

QVC Group has a beta of 3.04, suggesting that its stock price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prosus has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares QVC Group and Prosus’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QVC Group	-37.71%	N/A	-13.21%
Prosus	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares QVC Group and Prosus”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QVC Group	$9.63 billion	0.01	-$1.29 billion	($460.35)	-0.02
Prosus	$6.17 billion	59.80	$12.37 billion	N/A	N/A

Prosus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than QVC Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.1% of QVC Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Prosus shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of QVC Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Prosus shares are owned 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for QVC Group and Prosus, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QVC Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Prosus	0	0	2	1	3.33

Summary

Prosus beats QVC Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About QVC Group

QVC Group, Inc. engages in the business of video and online commerce industries. It operates through the following segments: QxH, QVC International and CBI. The QxH segment markets and sells a wide variety of consumer products in the U.S., primarily by means of its televised shopping programs and via the Internet through their websites and mobile applications. The QVC International segment markets and sells a wide variety of consumer products in several foreign countries, primarily by means of its televised shopping programs and via the Internet through its international websites and mobile applications. The CBI segment consists of a portfolio of aspirational home and apparel brands in the U.S. that sell merchandise through brick-and-mortar retail locations as well as via the Internet through their websites. The company was founded on March 28, 1991 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

About Prosus

Prosus N.V. engages in the e-commerce and internet businesses in Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and internationally. It operates internet platforms, such as classifieds, payments and fintech, food delivery, education technology, etail, ventures, social, and other internet platforms. The company was formerly known as Myriad International Holdings N.V. and changed its name to Prosus N.V. in August 2019. Prosus N.V. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Prosus N.V. operates as a subsidiary of Naspers Limited.