Global-e Online (NASDAQ:GLBE – Get Free Report) and JD.com (NASDAQ:JD – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Volatility and Risk
Global-e Online has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JD.com has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
94.6% of Global-e Online shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of JD.com shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Global-e Online shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of JD.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Global-e Online | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2.75 |
| JD.com | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2.65 |
Global-e Online currently has a consensus target price of $50.09, indicating a potential upside of 47.76%. JD.com has a consensus target price of $38.71, indicating a potential upside of 38.07%. Given Global-e Online’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Global-e Online is more favorable than JD.com.
Profitability
This table compares Global-e Online and JD.com’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Global-e Online | 0.82% | 0.81% | 0.59% |
| JD.com | 2.46% | 10.99% | 4.80% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Global-e Online and JD.com”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Global-e Online | $752.76 million | 7.64 | -$75.55 million | $0.03 | 1,130.00 |
| JD.com | $158.76 billion | 0.25 | $5.67 billion | $2.94 | 9.54 |
JD.com has higher revenue and earnings than Global-e Online. JD.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global-e Online, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
JD.com beats Global-e Online on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Global-e Online
Global-E Online Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides a platform to enable and accelerate direct-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce in Israel, the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. Its platform enables international shoppers to buy online and merchants to sell from, and to, worldwide. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel.
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.
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