NEXT (OTCMKTS:NXGPY) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
NEXT has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walgreens Boots Alliance has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares NEXT and Walgreens Boots Alliance's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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NEXT | $5.23 billion | 2.79 | $788.07 million | N/A | N/A |
Walgreens Boots Alliance | $139.54 billion | 0.30 | $456 million | $4.74 | 10.11 |
NEXT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Walgreens Boots Alliance.
Profitability
This table compares NEXT and Walgreens Boots Alliance's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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NEXT | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Walgreens Boots Alliance | 0.33% | 18.33% | 4.71% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
56.0% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are held by institutional investors. 16.9% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are held by company 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for NEXT and Walgreens Boots Alliance, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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NEXT | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.93 |
Walgreens Boots Alliance | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
Walgreens Boots Alliance has a consensus target price of $44.8824, suggesting a potential downside of 6.36%. Given Walgreens Boots Alliance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Walgreens Boots Alliance is more favorable than NEXT.
Summary
Walgreens Boots Alliance beats NEXT on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.