Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Competitors

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) and Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is BBW or GO more profitable?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a net margin of 10.58% compared to Grocery Outlet's net margin of 1.20%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's return on equity of 38.35% beat Grocery Outlet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Build-A-Bear Workshop	10.58%	38.35%	17.82%
Grocery Outlet	1.20%	5.25%	2.11%

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

79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BBW or GO?

In the previous week, Grocery Outlet had 8 more articles in the media than Build-A-Bear Workshop. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Grocery Outlet and 6 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop. Build-A-Bear Workshop's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Grocery Outlet's score of 1.16 indicating that Build-A-Bear Workshop is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Build-A-Bear Workshop	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Grocery Outlet	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BBW or GO?

Build-A-Bear Workshop received 376 more outperform votes than Grocery Outlet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.31% of users gave Build-A-Bear Workshop an outperform vote while only 32.08% of users gave Grocery Outlet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Build-A-Bear Workshop	Outperform Votes 410 62.31%	Underperform Votes 248 37.69%
Grocery Outlet	Outperform Votes 34 32.08%	Underperform Votes 72 67.92%

Do analysts rate BBW or GO?

Build-A-Bear Workshop currently has a consensus target price of $52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.05%. Grocery Outlet has a consensus target price of $15.46, suggesting a potential downside of 7.19%. Given Build-A-Bear Workshop's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Build-A-Bear Workshop is more favorable than Grocery Outlet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Grocery Outlet	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has better earnings and valuation, BBW or GO?

Grocery Outlet has higher revenue and earnings than Build-A-Bear Workshop. Build-A-Bear Workshop 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
Build-A-Bear Workshop	$496.40M	0.98	$52.81M	$3.81	9.70
Grocery Outlet	$4.37B	0.37	$79.44M	$0.39	42.72

Which has more volatility and risk, BBW or GO?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Build-A-Bear Workshop beats Grocery Outlet on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.