KR vs. CPNG, YUM, FAST, ROST, DG, TSCO, JD, AZO, DLTR, and EBAY
Should you be buying Kroger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kroger include Coupang (CPNG), Yum! Brands (YUM), Fastenal (FAST), Ross Stores (ROST), Dollar General (DG), Tractor Supply (TSCO), JD.com (JD), AutoZone (AZO), Dollar Tree (DLTR), and eBay (EBAY). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Kroger (NYSE:KR) and Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Coupang had 16 more articles in the media than Kroger. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Coupang and 27 mentions for Kroger. Coupang's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Kroger's score of 0.26 indicating that Coupang is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
80.9% of Kroger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Coupang shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kroger shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Coupang shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Kroger currently has a consensus price target of $55.17, suggesting a potential downside of 0.39%. Coupang has a consensus price target of $24.25, suggesting a potential upside of 12.95%. Given Coupang's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Coupang is more favorable than Kroger.
Coupang has a net margin of 5.57% compared to Kroger's net margin of 1.44%. Kroger's return on equity of 31.44% beat Coupang's return on equity.
Kroger received 1067 more outperform votes than Coupang when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.04% of users gave Kroger an outperform vote while only 46.03% of users gave Coupang an outperform vote.
Kroger has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coupang has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Kroger has higher revenue and earnings than Coupang. Kroger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coupang, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Coupang beats Kroger on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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