Critical Analysis: Beyond (NYSE:BYON) & Prosus (OTCMKTS:PROSY)

Beyond (NYSE:BYON) and Prosus (OTCMKTS:PROSY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Beyond and Prosus, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beyond	2	4	2	0	2.00
Prosus	0	0	1	1	3.50

Beyond currently has a consensus target price of $8.8571, suggesting a potential downside of 8.36%. Given Beyond’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Beyond is more favorable than Prosus.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beyond	-17.86%	-78.27%	-31.94%
Prosus	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beyond	$1.13 billion	0.49	-$258.80 million	($4.07)	-2.37
Prosus	$6.17 billion	52.94	$12.37 billion	N/A	N/A

Prosus has higher revenue and earnings than Beyond.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.3% of Beyond shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Prosus shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Beyond shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Prosus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Beyond has a beta of 2.76, suggesting that its share price is 176% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prosus has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Prosus beats Beyond on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.