Newegg Commerce (NEGG) Competitors

Newegg Commerce (NASDAQ:NEGG) and FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS) are both retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NEGG or FCFS?

FirstCash has higher revenue and earnings than Newegg Commerce.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Newegg Commerce	$1.24M	1,448.59	-$43.33M	N/A	N/A
FirstCash	$3.39B	2.06	$258.82M	$6.51	24.18

Does the media refer more to NEGG or FCFS?

In the previous week, FirstCash had 2 more articles in the media than Newegg Commerce. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for FirstCash and 7 mentions for Newegg Commerce. FirstCash's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Newegg Commerce's score of 0.40 indicating that FirstCash is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Newegg Commerce	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
FirstCash	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is NEGG or FCFS more profitable?

FirstCash has a net margin of 8.61% compared to Newegg Commerce's net margin of 0.00%. FirstCash's return on equity of 16.63% beat Newegg Commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Newegg Commerce	N/A	N/A	N/A
FirstCash	8.61%	16.63%	7.70%

Which has more volatility & risk, NEGG or FCFS?

Newegg Commerce has a beta of 3.32, suggesting that its share price is 232% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FirstCash has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NEGG or FCFS?

FirstCash has a consensus target price of $154.40, indicating a potential downside of 1.93%. Given FirstCash's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FirstCash is more favorable than Newegg Commerce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Newegg Commerce	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
FirstCash	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NEGG or FCFS?

0.5% of Newegg Commerce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of FirstCash shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.9% of Newegg Commerce shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of FirstCash shares are owned by 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.

Summary

FirstCash beats Newegg Commerce on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.