Head to Head Review: Vipshop (NYSE:VIPS) versus Beyond (NYSE:BYON)

Vipshop (NYSE:VIPS) and Beyond (NYSE:BYON) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

48.8% of Vipshop shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Beyond shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.5% of Vipshop shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Beyond shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Vipshop and Beyond’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vipshop	$15.90 billion	0.46	$1.14 billion	$2.15	6.27
Beyond	$1.56 billion	0.36	-$307.84 million	($8.15)	-1.50

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

Risk and Volatility

Vipshop has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beyond has a beta of 3.7, indicating that its stock price is 270% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Vipshop and Beyond, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vipshop	0	2	1	0	2.33
Beyond	0	4	3	0	2.43

Vipshop currently has a consensus target price of $22.67, indicating a potential upside of 68.03%. Beyond has a consensus target price of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 140.82%. Given Beyond’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Beyond is more favorable than Vipshop.

Profitability

This table compares Vipshop and Beyond’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vipshop	7.60%	23.74%	13.08%
Beyond	-22.03%	-44.66%	-26.18%

Summary

Vipshop beats Beyond on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vipshop

Vipshop Holdings Limited operates online platforms in the People's Republic of China. It operates in Vip.com, Shan Shan Outlets, and Others segments. The company offers womenswear, menswear, sportswear and sporting goods, shoes and bags, accessories, baby and children products, skincare and cosmetics, home goods and other lifestyle products, and supermarket products. It also provides internet finance services, including consumer and supplier financing. In addition, the company engages in warehousing, retail business, product procurement, and software development and information technology support activities. The company provides branded products through its vip.com and vipshop.com online platforms, as well as through retail stores. Vipshop Holdings Limited was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China.

About 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.