Head to Head Survey: Uxin (NASDAQ:UXIN) vs. Emerald (NYSE:EEX)

Emerald (NYSE:EEX) and Uxin (NASDAQ:UXIN) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Emerald and Uxin, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emerald	0	0	2	0	3.00
Uxin	0	0	0	0	0.00

Emerald currently has a consensus target price of $7.90, indicating a potential upside of 80.78%. Given Emerald’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Emerald is more favorable than Uxin.

Profitability

This table compares Emerald and Uxin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Emerald	-5.29%	-13.26%	-1.92%
Uxin	-20.57%	-248.43%	73.24%

Volatility & Risk

Emerald has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uxin has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Emerald and Uxin”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Emerald	$382.80 million	2.32	-$8.20 million	($0.54)	-8.09
Uxin	$1.63 billion	0.55	-$51.58 million	($20.34)	-0.24

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

14.9% of Emerald shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.4% of Uxin shares are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of Emerald shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 62.9% of Uxin shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Emerald beats Uxin on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Emerald

Emerald Holding, Inc. operates business-to-business (B2B) trade shows in the United States. The company provides B2B trade show franchises; and B2B print publications and digital media products, which provide industry specific business news and information across various sectors. It also offers B2B e-commerce and digital merchandising solutions to manufacturers and retailers through Elastic Suite and Bulletin platforms. The company serves retail, design, technology, equipment, and safety and security. Emerald Holding, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Uxin

Uxin Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the retail sale of vehicles in China. The company operates an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars. It also offers used-car acquisition, inspection, reconditioning, warehousing, pre-sales and after-sales, and various car-related value-added products and services, as well as warranty and repair, delivery, and title transfers and vehicle registration services. Uxin Limited was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.