Lands’ End (NASDAQ:LE – Get Free Report) and PetMed Express (NASDAQ:PETS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
37.5% of Lands’ End shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of PetMed Express shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Lands’ End shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of PetMed Express shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Lands’ End and PetMed Express, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lands’ End | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| PetMed Express | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Lands’ End and PetMed Express”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lands’ End | $1.34 billion | 0.23 | $5.51 million | $11.24 | 0.93 |
| PetMed Express | $179.02 million | 0.17 | -$57.29 million | ($1.38) | -1.02 |
Lands’ End has higher revenue and earnings than PetMed Express. PetMed Express is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lands’ End, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Lands’ End and PetMed Express’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lands’ End | 26.62% | 7.96% | 3.38% |
| PetMed Express | -17.34% | -91.69% | -35.15% |
Risk and Volatility
Lands’ End has a beta of 2.32, meaning that its stock price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PetMed Express has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Lands’ End beats PetMed Express on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lands’ End
Lands’ End, Inc. operates as a digital retailer of apparel, swimwear, outerwear, accessories, footwear, home products, and uniform in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through U.S. eCommerce, International, Outfitters, Third Party, and Retail segments. The company also sells uniform and logo apparel. It sells its products through e-commerce and company operated stores, as well as through third party distribution channels under the Lands’ End, Lands’ End Lighthouse, Squall, Tugless Tank, Drifter, Outrigger, and Marinac, Beach Living brands, as well as Supima, No-Gape, Starfish, Little Black Suit, Iron Knees, Hyde Park, Year’ Rounder, ClassMate, Willis & Geiger, and ThermaCheck brands. Lands’ End, Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
About PetMed Express
PetMed Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a pet pharmacy in the United States. The company markets prescription and non-prescription pet medications, health products, and other supplies for dogs, cats, and horses. It offers non-prescription medications and supplies, such as flea and tick control products, bone and joint care products, vitamins, treats, nutritional supplements, hygiene products, and household pet supplies; and prescription medications, including heartworm preventatives, flea and tick preventatives, arthritis, dermatitis, thyroid, diabetes, pain medications, heart/blood pressure, and other specialty medications, as well as generic substitutes. The company also sells food, beds, crates, stairs, and other pet supplies. It sells its products through its Internet website; mobile app; customer support center; and direct mail/print, which includes brochures and postcards. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida.
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