Financial Review: RDE (NASDAQ:GIFT) versus Qurate Retail (NASDAQ:QRTEA)

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Qurate Retail and RDE”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Qurate Retail	$10.24 billion	0.01	-$145.00 million	($0.71)	-0.51
RDE	$97.01 million	0.25	N/A	N/A	N/A

RDE has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Qurate Retail.

Volatility & Risk

Qurate Retail has a beta of 2.68, meaning that its stock price is 168% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RDE has a beta of -0.72, meaning that its stock price is 172% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.1% of Qurate Retail shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Qurate Retail shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of RDE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Qurate Retail and RDE’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Qurate Retail	-2.71%	23.22%	0.92%
RDE	N/A	-62.87%	-38.24%

Summary

Qurate Retail beats RDE on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Qurate Retail

Qurate Retail, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the video and online commerce industries in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company markets and sells various consumer products primarily through merchandise-focused televised shopping programs, Internet, and mobile applications. It also operates as an online retailer offering women's, children's, and men's apparel; and other products, such as home, accessories, and beauty products through its app, mobile, and desktop applications. The company serves various homes through multiple streaming services, social pages, websites, print catalogs, and in-store destinations. The company was formerly known as Liberty Interactive Corporation and changed its name to Qurate Retail, Inc. in April 2018. Qurate Retail, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

About RDE

RDE, Inc. owns and operates a restaurant deal space in the United States. The company operates Restaurant.com that connects digital consumers, businesses, and communities with dining and merchant deal options at approximately 182,500 restaurants and retailers to approximately 7.8 million customers. It sells discount certificates for restaurants, as well as complementary entertainment and travel offerings, and consumer products on behalf of third-party merchants. The company is based in Schaumburg, Illinois.