Comparing Dingdong (Cayman) (NYSE:DDL) & Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA)

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) and Dingdong (Cayman) (NYSE:DDL) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Volatility and Risk

Village Super Market has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dingdong (Cayman) has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Village Super Market and Dingdong (Cayman)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Village Super Market	2.27%	10.80%	5.40%
Dingdong (Cayman)	2.19%	47.37%	7.61%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Village Super Market and Dingdong (Cayman), as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Village Super Market	0	0	1	0	3.00
Dingdong (Cayman)	0	2	0	0	2.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

39.0% of Village Super Market shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.7% of Dingdong (Cayman) shares are held by institutional investors. 59.1% of Village Super Market shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of Dingdong (Cayman) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Village Super Market and Dingdong (Cayman)”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Village Super Market	$2.32 billion	0.28	$56.38 million	$3.68	11.72
Dingdong (Cayman)	$3.42 billion	0.15	$31.70 million	$0.36	6.01

Village Super Market has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dingdong (Cayman). Dingdong (Cayman) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Village Super Market, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Village Super Market beats Dingdong (Cayman) on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Village Super Market

Village Super Market, Inc. operates a chain of supermarkets in the United States. The company offers grocery, meat, produce, dairy, deli, seafood, prepared foods, and bakery and frozen foods. It also provides non-food products, including health and beauty care, general merchandise, liquor, and pharmacy products through retail and online stores. Village Super Market, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is based in Springfield, New Jersey.

About Dingdong (Cayman)

Dingdong (Cayman) Limited operates an e-commerce company in China. The company offers fresh groceries, including vegetables, meat and eggs, fruits, and seafood; prepared food, and other food products, such as baked goods, dairy, seasonings, beverages, instant food, oil, and snacks. It offers its products through traditional offline, as well as online channels through Dingdong Fresh app, mini-programs, and third-party platforms. Dingdong (Cayman) Limited was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.