Beyond (NYSE:BYON) versus GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) Financial Analysis

GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) and Beyond (NYSE:BYON) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares GigaCloud Technology and Beyond’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GigaCloud Technology	13.37%	36.40%	15.41%
Beyond	-19.72%	-16.92%	-11.38%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for GigaCloud Technology and Beyond, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GigaCloud Technology	0	0	2	0	3.00
Beyond	0	2	4	0	2.67

GigaCloud Technology currently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.86%. Beyond has a consensus price target of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 78.16%. Given Beyond’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Beyond is more favorable than GigaCloud Technology.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.9% of GigaCloud Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Beyond shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of GigaCloud Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Beyond shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GigaCloud Technology and Beyond’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GigaCloud Technology	$703.83 million	2.38	$94.11 million	$2.30	17.87
Beyond	$1.56 billion	0.64	-$307.84 million	($6.80)	-3.22

GigaCloud Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Beyond. Beyond is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GigaCloud Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

GigaCloud Technology has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beyond has a beta of 3.92, suggesting that its stock price is 292% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

GigaCloud Technology beats Beyond on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GigaCloud Technology

GigaCloud Technology Inc. provides end-to-end B2B ecommerce solutions for large parcel merchandise in the United States and internationally. The company offers GigaCloud Marketplace integrates product discovery to payments to logistics tools into one easy-to-use platform. Its marketplace connects manufacturers primarily in Asia with resellers in the United States, Asia, and Europe to execute cross-border transactions across furniture, home appliance, fitness equipment, and other large parcel categories. The company was formerly known as Oriental Standard Human Resources Holdings Limited and changed its name to GigaCloud Technology Inc. in February 2021. GigaCloud Technology Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in El Monte, California.

About Beyond

Beyond, Inc. operates as an online retailer of furniture and home furnishings products in the United States and Canada. The company offers furniture, bedding and bath, patio and outdoor gear, area rugs, tabletop and cookware, décor, storage and organization, small appliances, home improvement, and other products under the Bed Bath & Beyond brand. The company provides its products and services through its e-commerce platform accessible through its mobile application, which includes bedbathandbeyond.com, bedbathandbeyond.ca, and overstockgovernment.com. It also offers businesses advertising products or services on its website; Marketplace, a service that allows its partners to sell their products through third party sites; product sales to international customers using third party logistics providers; and Supplier Oasis, a singular integration point that enables partners to manage their products, inventory, and sales channels, as well as access multi-channel fulfillment services through its distribution network. The company was formerly known as Overstock.com, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond, Inc. in November 2023. Beyond, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Midvale, Utah.