Grocery Outlet (GO) Competitors

Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) and MINISO Group (NYSE:MNSO) are both retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the media prefer GO or MNSO?

In the previous week, MINISO Group had 1 more articles in the media than Grocery Outlet. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MINISO Group and 2 mentions for Grocery Outlet. Grocery Outlet's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat MINISO Group's score of 0.13 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MINISO Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, GO or MNSO?

Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MINISO Group has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GO or MNSO?

99.9% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.2% of MINISO Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 73.5% of MINISO Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GO or MNSO more profitable?

MINISO Group has a net margin of 13.85% compared to Grocery Outlet's net margin of 0.39%. MINISO Group's return on equity of 24.23% beat Grocery Outlet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grocery Outlet	0.39%	6.21%	2.37%
MINISO Group	13.85%	24.23%	12.84%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GO or MNSO?

MINISO Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Grocery Outlet. MINISO Group 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	0.29	$39.47M	$0.16	81.69
MINISO Group	$2.33B	2.43	$364.10M	$1.11	16.32

Do analysts prefer GO or MNSO?

Grocery Outlet currently has a consensus target price of $15.62, suggesting a potential upside of 19.48%. MINISO Group has a consensus target price of $24.53, suggesting a potential upside of 35.42%. Given MINISO Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MINISO Group 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
MINISO Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

MINISO Group beats Grocery Outlet on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.