Reviewing Boohoo Group (OTCMKTS:BHOOY) and PetMed Express (NASDAQ:PETS)

Boohoo Group (OTCMKTS:BHOOY) and PetMed Express (NASDAQ:PETS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Boohoo Group has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PetMed Express has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Boohoo Group and PetMed Express, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boohoo Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
PetMed Express	1	1	0	0	1.50

Profitability

This table compares Boohoo Group and PetMed Express’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boohoo Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
PetMed Express	-32.00%	-76.86%	-31.67%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Boohoo Group and PetMed Express”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boohoo Group	$1.23 billion	0.30	-$415.90 million	N/A	N/A
PetMed Express	$179.02 million	0.21	-$57.29 million	($2.75)	-0.64

PetMed Express has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boohoo Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

73.3% of PetMed Express shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of PetMed Express shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

About Boohoo Group

boohoo group plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an online clothing retailer in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. The company designs, sources, markets, and sells clothing, shoes, accessories, and beauty products for 16-to-45-year age customers. It provides its products under the boohoo, boohooMAN, PrettyLittleThing, Nasty Gal, MissPap, Karen Millen, Coast, Oasis, Warehouse, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Burton, and Debenhams brands. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

About PetMed Express

PetMed Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a pet pharmacy in the United States. The company markets prescription and non-prescription pet medications, health products, and other supplies for dogs, cats, and horses. It offers non-prescription medications and supplies, such as flea and tick control products, bone and joint care products, vitamins, treats, nutritional supplements, hygiene products, and household pet supplies; and prescription medications, including heartworm preventatives, flea and tick preventatives, arthritis, dermatitis, thyroid, diabetes, pain medications, heart/blood pressure, and other specialty medications, as well as generic substitutes. The company also sells food, beds, crates, stairs, and other pet supplies. It sells its products through its Internet website; mobile app; customer support center; and direct mail/print, which includes brochures and postcards. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida.