Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II (VGII) Competitors $1.46 +0.01 (+0.69%) As of 08/20/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock VGII vs. BNED, LOVE, ONEW, TTSH, HITI, QVCGB, CURV, LVRO, NXXT, and BZUNShould you be buying Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II include Barnes & Noble Education (BNED), Lovesac (LOVE), OneWater Marine (ONEW), Tile Shop Hldgs (TTSH), High Tide (HITI), QVC Group (QVCGB), Torrid (CURV), Lavoro (LVRO), NextNRG (NXXT), and Baozun (BZUN). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II vs. Its Competitors Barnes & Noble Education Lovesac OneWater Marine Tile Shop Hldgs High Tide QVC Group Torrid Lavoro NextNRG Baozun Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:VGII) and Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings. Which has better earnings and valuation, VGII or BNED? Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barnes & Noble Education. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVirgin Group Acquisition Corp. IIN/AN/A$2.70MN/AN/ABarnes & Noble Education$1.57B0.19-$63.21M-$15.50-0.57 Does the media favor VGII or BNED? In the previous week, Barnes & Noble Education had 8 more articles in the media than Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education and 0 mentions for Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II. Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Barnes & Noble Education's score of 0.31 indicating that Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II Positive Barnes & Noble Education Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VGII or BNED? 93.4% of Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is VGII or BNED more profitable? Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Barnes & Noble Education's net margin of -4.46%. Barnes & Noble Education's return on equity of -2.76% beat Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. IIN/A -22.81% -4.99% Barnes & Noble Education -4.46%-2.76%-0.55% SummaryBarnes & Noble Education beats Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VGII and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VGII and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VGII vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVirgin Group Acquisition Corp. IICatalog & Mail IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$73.46M$254.58M$16.43B$21.19BDividend YieldN/A7.93%3.08%3.59%P/E RatioN/A2.3818.4829.15Price / SalesN/A11.9447.1254.81Price / Cash111.1458.4715.0823.84Price / Book-2.473.775.795.43Net Income$2.70M$4.74M$687.69M$992.10M7 Day Performance-0.68%2.20%0.30%2.53%1 Month PerformanceN/A9.82%-1.97%2.43%1 Year Performance10.61%7.95%5.57%12.98% Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VGIIVirgin Group Acquisition Corp. IIN/A$1.46+0.7%N/A+12.3%$73.46MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsBNEDBarnes & Noble Education0.078 of 5 stars$8.55+1.8%N/A-30.1%$285.71M$1.57B-0.553,750Short Interest ↑LOVELovesac4.0381 of 5 stars$18.27-6.0%$30.40+66.4%-24.0%$282.83M$680.63M26.102,024ONEWOneWater Marine2.8596 of 5 stars$16.52-3.7%$19.60+18.6%-29.2%$280.75M$1.77B-20.392,203TTSHTile Shop HldgsN/A$5.84-1.0%N/A-0.5%$264.09M$347.07M0.001,291HITIHigh Tide1.8537 of 5 stars$3.08+0.7%$4.75+54.2%+68.8%$248.48M$381.22M-38.501,550News CoverageAnalyst RevisionQVCGBQVC Group0.3571 of 5 stars$29.00-6.5%N/AN/A$234.00M$9.80B-0.0620,386CURVTorrid3.4638 of 5 stars$2.22-0.2%$4.75+114.4%-62.8%$233.15M$1.10B22.157,590LVROLavoro1.4434 of 5 stars$1.70-7.6%$3.44+102.2%-67.3%$214.56M$1.89B-1.043,767Upcoming EarningsGap UpNXXTNextNRG0.6088 of 5 stars$1.59+6.7%$6.00+277.4%N/A$185.06M$27.77M-0.2454BZUNBaozun2.2205 of 5 stars$2.79-3.1%$3.20+14.7%+22.7%$166.31M$1.29B-6.497,650News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BNED Alternatives LOVE Alternatives ONEW Alternatives TTSH Alternatives HITI Alternatives QVCGB Alternatives CURV Alternatives LVRO Alternatives NXXT Alternatives BZUN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VGII) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s betrayal exposedTrump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredWashington Thinks They Own Your Bank AccountWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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