Head-To-Head Contrast: JX Luxventure Group (NASDAQ:JXG) versus Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ:AENT)

Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ:AENT) and JX Luxventure Group (NASDAQ:JXG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Alliance Entertainment and JX Luxventure Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliance Entertainment	2.01%	19.91%	5.71%
JX Luxventure Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Alliance Entertainment and JX Luxventure Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alliance Entertainment	0	2	1	0	2.33
JX Luxventure Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Alliance Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 79.92%. Given Alliance Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alliance Entertainment is more favorable than JX Luxventure Group.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Alliance Entertainment and JX Luxventure Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alliance Entertainment	$1.06 billion	0.27	$15.08 million	$0.44	12.63
JX Luxventure Group	$82.94 million	0.02	-$11.00 million	N/A	N/A

Alliance Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than JX Luxventure Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.3% of Alliance Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of JX Luxventure Group shares are held by institutional investors. 77.5% of Alliance Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Alliance Entertainment has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JX Luxventure Group has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alliance Entertainment beats JX Luxventure Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alliance Entertainment

Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation operates as a wholesaler, distributor, and e-commerce provider for the entertainment industry worldwide. It offers vinyl records, video games, digital video discs, blu-rays, toys, compact discs, collectibles, and other entertainment and consumer products. The company also provides third party logistics products and services. It distributes its physical media, entertainment products, hardware, and accessories through multi-channel strategy. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Plantation, Florida.

About JX Luxventure Group

JX Luxventure Group, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, distribution, and sale of casual menswear. It operates through the following segments: Tourism Products, Technology, and Cross-Board Merchandise. The The company was founded by Anna Polemis on January 26, 2012, and is headquartered in Haikou, China.