Head to Head Review: HomesToLife (NASDAQ:HTLM) vs. Chewy (NYSE:CHWY)

HomesToLife (NASDAQ:HTLM) and Chewy (NYSE:CHWY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares HomesToLife and Chewy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HomesToLife	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chewy	2.09%	60.88%	7.83%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for HomesToLife and Chewy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HomesToLife	1	0	0	0	1.00
Chewy	1	7	17	1	2.69

Chewy has a consensus target price of $30.64, indicating a potential upside of 43.33%. Given Chewy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chewy is more favorable than HomesToLife.

Volatility and Risk

HomesToLife has a beta of 0.02, indicating that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chewy has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.1% of Chewy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Chewy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares HomesToLife and Chewy”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HomesToLife	$377.88 million	0.07	$16.55 million	$0.12	14.25
Chewy	$12.60 billion	0.69	$222.80 million	$0.66	32.38

Chewy has higher revenue and earnings than HomesToLife. HomesToLife is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chewy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Chewy beats HomesToLife on 15 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HomesToLife

HomesToLife Ltd. engages in the retail of home furniture and sale of customized furniture solutions. Its products include leather and fabric upholstered furniture, case goods, and accessories. The company was founded by Yong Pin Phua and Yong Tat Phua in September 1989 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Chewy

Chewy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the pure play e-commerce business in the United States. It provides pet food and treats, pet supplies and pet medications, and other pet-health products, as well as pet services for dogs, cats, fish, birds, small pets, horses, and reptiles through its retail websites and mobile applications. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Plantation, Florida.