Head to Head Contrast: Verus International (OTCMKTS:VRUS) versus BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ)

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) and Verus International (OTCMKTS:VRUS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for BJ’s Wholesale Club and Verus International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BJ’s Wholesale Club	1	7	10	0	2.50
Verus International	0	0	0	0	0.00

BJ’s Wholesale Club presently has a consensus price target of $105.93, indicating a potential upside of 9.67%. Given BJ’s Wholesale Club’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe BJ’s Wholesale Club is more favorable than Verus International.

Profitability

This table compares BJ’s Wholesale Club and Verus International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BJ’s Wholesale Club	2.62%	26.67%	7.59%
Verus International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BJ’s Wholesale Club and Verus International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BJ’s Wholesale Club	$21.97 billion	0.56	$578.38 million	$4.35	22.20
Verus International	N/A	N/A	N/A	($1.25)	N/A

BJ’s Wholesale Club has higher revenue and earnings than Verus International. Verus International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ’s Wholesale Club, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.6% of BJ’s Wholesale Club shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.3% of Verus International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of BJ’s Wholesale Club shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Verus International 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.

Summary

BJ’s Wholesale Club beats Verus International on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BJ’s Wholesale Club

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. engages in the operation of membership warehouse clubs. Its product categories include grocery, household and pet, television and electronics, furniture, computer and tablets, patio and outdoor living, lawn and garden, baby and kids, toys, home, health and beauty, appliances, and jewelry. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

About Verus International

Verus International, Inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, it was engaged in the supply of consumer food products. The company was formerly known as RealBiz Media Group, Inc. and changed its name to Verus International, Inc. in October 2018. Verus International, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Stafford, Texas.