Critical Survey: Beyond (NYSE:BYON) vs. Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:VGII)

Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:VGII) and Beyond (NYSE:BYON) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.4% of Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Beyond shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Beyond shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II and Beyond’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	N/A	$2.70 million	N/A	N/A
Beyond	$1.56 billion	0.67	-$307.84 million	($6.80)	-3.39

Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Beyond.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II and Beyond, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II	0	0	0	0	N/A
Beyond	0	2	4	0	2.67

Beyond has a consensus target price of $37.67, indicating a potential upside of 63.63%. Given Beyond’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Beyond is more favorable than Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II.

Profitability

This table compares Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II and Beyond’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II	N/A	-22.81%	-4.99%
Beyond	-19.72%	-16.92%	-11.38%

Summary

Beyond beats Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II

Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II was incorporated in 2021 and is based in New York, New York.

About Beyond

Beyond, Inc. operates as an online retailer of furniture and home furnishings products in the United States and Canada. The company offers furniture, bedding and bath, patio and outdoor gear, area rugs, tabletop and cookware, décor, storage and organization, small appliances, home improvement, and other products under the Bed Bath & Beyond brand. The company provides its products and services through its e-commerce platform accessible through its mobile application, which includes bedbathandbeyond.com, bedbathandbeyond.ca, and overstockgovernment.com. It also offers businesses advertising products or services on its website; Marketplace, a service that allows its partners to sell their products through third party sites; product sales to international customers using third party logistics providers; and Supplier Oasis, a singular integration point that enables partners to manage their products, inventory, and sales channels, as well as access multi-channel fulfillment services through its distribution network. The company was formerly known as Overstock.com, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond, Inc. in November 2023. Beyond, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Midvale, Utah.