GSV (OTCMKTS:GSVI) & Global-e Online (NASDAQ:GLBE) Financial Contrast

GSV (OTCMKTS:GSVI) and Global-e Online (NASDAQ:GLBE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares GSV and Global-e Online’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GSV	N/A	N/A	N/A
Global-e Online	-3.37%	-3.20%	-2.35%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares GSV and Global-e Online”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GSV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Global-e Online	$752.76 million	7.54	-$75.55 million	($0.17)	-196.82

GSV has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Global-e Online.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for GSV and Global-e Online, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GSV	0	0	0	0	0.00
Global-e Online	1	1	11	0	2.77

Global-e Online has a consensus price target of $48.33, suggesting a potential upside of 44.45%. Given Global-e Online’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Global-e Online is more favorable than GSV.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.6% of Global-e Online shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.7% of GSV shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Global-e Online shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Global-e Online beats GSV on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GSV

GSV, Inc. is an oil and gas exploration company. It operates oil and gas wells in Louisiana; and oil and gas prospects in Texas. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Westport, Connecticut.

About Global-e Online

Global-E Online Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides a platform to enable and accelerate direct-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce in Israel, the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. Its platform enables international shoppers to buy online and merchants to sell from, and to, worldwide. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel.