Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Competitors

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) and Newegg Commerce (NASDAQ:NEGG) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to BBW or NEGG?

In the previous week, Newegg Commerce had 12 more articles in the media than Build-A-Bear Workshop. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Newegg Commerce and 3 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop. Newegg Commerce's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Build-A-Bear Workshop's score of 0.40 indicating that Newegg Commerce is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Build-A-Bear Workshop	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Newegg Commerce	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BBW or NEGG?

79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Newegg Commerce shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.9% of Newegg Commerce shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BBW or NEGG?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Newegg Commerce.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Build-A-Bear Workshop	$496.40M	1.46	$51.78M	$4.16	13.20
Newegg Commerce	$1.24B	3.27	-$43.33M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, BBW or NEGG?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newegg Commerce has a beta of 3.12, indicating that its share price is 212% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BBW or NEGG?

Build-A-Bear Workshop currently has a consensus target price of $52.67, suggesting a potential downside of 4.10%. Given Build-A-Bear Workshop's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Build-A-Bear Workshop is more favorable than Newegg Commerce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Newegg Commerce	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is BBW or NEGG more profitable?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a net margin of 10.91% compared to Newegg Commerce's net margin of 0.00%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's return on equity of 40.74% beat Newegg Commerce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Build-A-Bear Workshop	10.91%	40.74%	18.98%
Newegg Commerce	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Build-A-Bear Workshop beats Newegg Commerce on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.