Baozun (BZUN) Competitors

Baozun (NASDAQ:BZUN) and Arko (NASDAQ:ARKO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BZUN or ARKO?

47.3% of Baozun shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Arko shares are held by institutional investors. 59.2% of Baozun shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of Arko shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BZUN or ARKO?

Arko has higher revenue and earnings than Baozun. Baozun is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arko, 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
Baozun	$1.24B	0.19	-$39.22M	-$0.54	-6.91
Arko	$8.97B	0.10	$34.37M	$0.16	47.19

Does the media refer more to BZUN or ARKO?

In the previous week, Arko had 1 more articles in the media than Baozun. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Arko and 1 mentions for Baozun. Baozun's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Arko's score of -0.09 indicating that Baozun is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baozun	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arko	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, BZUN or ARKO?

Baozun has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arko has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BZUN or ARKO?

Baozun presently has a consensus price target of $3.20, suggesting a potential downside of 14.21%. Arko has a consensus price target of $6.13, suggesting a potential downside of 18.87%. Given Baozun's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Baozun is more favorable than Arko.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baozun	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Arko	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BZUN or ARKO?

Baozun received 396 more outperform votes than Arko when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.29% of users gave Baozun an outperform vote while only 37.84% of users gave Arko an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baozun	Outperform Votes 410 60.29%	Underperform Votes 270 39.71%
Arko	Outperform Votes 14 37.84%	Underperform Votes 23 62.16%

Is BZUN or ARKO more profitable?

Arko has a net margin of 0.27% compared to Baozun's net margin of -2.55%. Arko's return on equity of 8.88% beat Baozun's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baozun	-2.55%	-5.58%	-2.33%
Arko	0.27%	8.88%	0.66%

Summary

Arko beats Baozun on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.