Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II (VGII) Competitors $1.54 +0.01 (+0.65%) As of 09/11/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock VGII vs. BNED, HITI, TTSH, ONEW, LOVE, QVCGB, CURV, NXXT, BZUN, and LVROShould 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), High Tide (HITI), Tile Shop Hldgs (TTSH), OneWater Marine (ONEW), Lovesac (LOVE), QVC Group (QVCGB), Torrid (CURV), NextNRG (NXXT), Baozun (BZUN), and Lavoro (LVRO). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II vs. Its Competitors Barnes & Noble Education High Tide Tile Shop Hldgs OneWater Marine Lovesac QVC Group Torrid NextNRG Baozun Lavoro Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:VGII) and Barnes & Noble Education (NYSE:BNED) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and valuation. 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% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VGII or BNED? 93.4% of Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Barnes & Noble Education shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$1.57B0.18-$63.21M-$15.50-0.52 Does the media prefer 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 9 mentions for Barnes & Noble Education and 1 mentions for Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II. Barnes & Noble Education's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II's score of 0.00 indicating that Barnes & Noble Education is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Barnes & Noble Education 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryBarnes & Noble Education beats Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II on 6 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. 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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$77.48M$346.41M$16.02B$21.48BDividend YieldN/A7.49%3.02%3.53%P/E RatioN/A3.1918.2429.70Price / SalesN/A16.4447.9051.37Price / Cash111.1458.4714.7524.52Price / Book-2.613.906.134.58Net Income$2.70M$4.74M$679.99M$1.00B7 Day PerformanceN/A6.00%0.90%0.66%1 Month Performance14.07%18.53%1.48%4.64%1 Year Performance15.79%17.12%5.49%15.96% 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$1.54+0.7%N/A+15.0%$77.48MN/A0.00N/ABNEDBarnes & Noble Education0.1902 of 5 stars$8.34-5.1%N/A-19.1%$293.89M$1.57B-0.543,750Upcoming EarningsHITIHigh Tide2.107 of 5 stars$3.26-2.1%$4.75+45.7%+52.3%$291.92M$381.22M-40.751,550Upcoming EarningsGap UpTTSHTile Shop Hldgs0.7853 of 5 stars$5.94-3.7%N/A+1.6%$277.97M$347.07M0.001,291Positive NewsONEWOneWater Marine3.1451 of 5 stars$15.95-1.1%$19.60+22.9%-23.3%$275.51M$1.77B-19.692,203Positive NewsLOVELovesac4.4056 of 5 stars$18.59+2.4%$30.40+63.5%-15.9%$264.06M$686.36M26.562,024Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastQVCGBQVC Group0.626 of 5 stars$29.00flatN/AN/A$233.97M$9.80B-0.0620,386Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CURVTorrid3.785 of 5 stars$2.38+6.0%$4.00+68.4%-60.9%$228.95M$1.10B23.757,590NXXTNextNRG2.6766 of 5 stars$1.68-5.1%$5.50+227.4%N/A$226.04M$27.77M-0.2554BZUNBaozun1.5226 of 5 stars$4.03+6.3%$4.20+4.2%+82.0%$195.76M$1.29B-9.167,650Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeLVROLavoro1.7693 of 5 stars$1.44-1.4%$3.44+138.7%-70.6%$192.40M$1.89B-0.883,767Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BNED Alternatives HITI Alternatives TTSH Alternatives ONEW Alternatives LOVE Alternatives QVCGB Alternatives CURV Alternatives NXXT Alternatives BZUN Alternatives LVRO 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 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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