Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE) and Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
95.7% of Expedia Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Performance Food Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Expedia Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Performance Food Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Expedia Group and Performance Food Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Expedia Group | $12.07 billion | 1.60 | $565 million | $4.91 | 27.80 |
Performance Food Group | $25.09 billion | 0.27 | $-114,100,000.00 | $0.70 | 73.63 |
Expedia Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Performance Food Group. Expedia Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Performance Food Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Expedia Group and Performance Food Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Expedia Group | -30.64% | -21.33% | -3.99% |
Performance Food Group | -0.58% | 2.92% | 0.72% |
Risk & Volatility
Expedia Group has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Performance Food Group has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Expedia Group and Performance Food Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Expedia Group | 1 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 2.37 |
Performance Food Group | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.00 |
Expedia Group currently has a consensus price target of $123.0690, indicating a potential downside of 9.85%. Performance Food Group has a consensus price target of $48.70, indicating a potential downside of 5.51%. Given Performance Food Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Performance Food Group is more favorable than Expedia Group.
Summary
Performance Food Group beats Expedia Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.