Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) versus Dogness (International) (NASDAQ:DOGZ) Financial Survey

Dogness (International) (NASDAQ:DOGZ) and Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Dogness (International) and Barnes & Noble Education, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dogness (International)	1	0	0	0	1.00
Barnes & Noble Education	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.1% of Dogness (International) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by institutional investors. 31.2% of Dogness (International) shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Dogness (International) and Barnes & Noble Education”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dogness (International)	$20.71 million	7.70	-$5.10 million	N/A	N/A
Barnes & Noble Education	$1.61 billion	0.19	-$65.82 million	($5.95)	-1.47

Dogness (International) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barnes & Noble Education.

Risk and Volatility

Dogness (International) has a beta of 2.63, suggesting that its stock price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barnes & Noble Education has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Dogness (International) and Barnes & Noble Education’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dogness (International)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barnes & Noble Education	-4.09%	-27.29%	-6.27%

Summary

Dogness (International) beats Barnes & Noble Education on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dogness (International)

Dogness (International) Corporation, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells fashionable products for dogs and cats worldwide. The company provides pet leashes, pet collars, pet harnesses, and retractable leashes, as well as lanyards; gift suspenders, pet belt ribbons, laces, elastic belts, computer jacquard ribbons, and high-grade textile laces; mouth covers and pet charms; climbing hooks; and intelligent pet products, such as app-controlled pet feeders, pet water fountains, and smart pet toys, as well as pet shampoos. It also offers ribbon dyeing service and pet grooming services. It offers its products to wholesalers and retailers. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Dongguan, the People's Republic of China.

About Barnes & Noble Education

Barnes and Noble Education, Inc. engages in the management and operation of bookstore chains in universities. It operates through the Retail and Wholesale segments. The Retail segment operates college, university, and K-12 school bookstores, physical bookstores, and virtual bookstores. The Wholesale segment sells and distributes new and used textbooks to physical bookstores. The company was founded by Leonard S, Riggio in 1965 and is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ.