GigaCloud Technology (GCT) Competitors

Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) and GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, GO or GCT?

Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GigaCloud Technology has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GO or GCT?

In the previous week, Grocery Outlet had 9 more articles in the media than GigaCloud Technology. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Grocery Outlet and 3 mentions for GigaCloud Technology. Grocery Outlet's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat GigaCloud Technology's score of 1.06 indicating that Grocery Outlet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grocery Outlet	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GigaCloud Technology	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GO or GCT more profitable?

GigaCloud Technology has a net margin of 11.75% compared to Grocery Outlet's net margin of 1.20%. GigaCloud Technology's return on equity of 40.32% beat Grocery Outlet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grocery Outlet	1.20%	5.25%	2.11%
GigaCloud Technology	11.75%	40.32%	13.94%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GO or GCT?

99.9% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of GigaCloud Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of GigaCloud Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GO or GCT?

GigaCloud Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Grocery Outlet. GigaCloud Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grocery Outlet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grocery Outlet	$4.37B	0.38	$79.44M	$0.39	43.39
GigaCloud Technology	$1.16B	0.44	$94.11M	$3.05	4.16

Do analysts prefer GO or GCT?

Grocery Outlet presently has a consensus target price of $15.46, suggesting a potential downside of 8.63%. GigaCloud Technology has a consensus target price of $36.67, suggesting a potential upside of 188.71%. Given GigaCloud Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GigaCloud Technology is more favorable than Grocery Outlet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grocery Outlet	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
GigaCloud Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GO or GCT?

Grocery Outlet received 23 more outperform votes than GigaCloud Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 84.62% of users gave GigaCloud Technology an outperform vote while only 32.08% of users gave Grocery Outlet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Grocery Outlet	Outperform Votes 34 32.08%	Underperform Votes 72 67.92%
GigaCloud Technology	Outperform Votes 11 84.62%	Underperform Votes 2 15.38%

Summary

GigaCloud Technology beats Grocery Outlet on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.