Global Blue Group (NYSE:GB – Get Rating) and Glory Star New Media Group (NASDAQ:GSMG – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Global Blue Group and Glory Star New Media Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Global Blue Group | -19.15% | N/A | -4.09% |
| Glory Star New Media Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Global Blue Group and Glory Star New Media Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Global Blue Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Glory Star New Media Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
88.5% of Global Blue Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Glory Star New Media Group shares are held by institutional investors. 41.7% of Glory Star New Media Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Global Blue Group has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glory Star New Media Group has a beta of -0.31, meaning that its share price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Global Blue Group and Glory Star New Media Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Global Blue Group | $146.41 million | 6.17 | -$110.71 million | ($0.26) | -19.23 |
| Glory Star New Media Group | $157.08 million | 0.27 | $26.89 million | N/A | N/A |
Glory Star New Media Group has higher revenue and earnings than Global Blue Group.
Summary
Glory Star New Media Group beats Global Blue Group on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Global Blue Group
Global Blue Group Holding AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides technology-enabled transaction processing services for merchants, banks, acquirers, governments, and travelers in Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Tax Free Shopping Technology Solutions (TFSS), Added-Value Payment Solutions (AVPS), and Complementary Retail Tech Solutions (CRTS). It offers TFSS, a value added tax (VAT) refund service that allows eligible shoppers to reclaim VAT on goods purchased outside of their home country; and intelligence and marketing services. The company also provides AVPS, a service which enables customers to pay in their choice of preferred currency, home or destination, at the point of sale (POS) when shopping outside of their home country under the Dynamic Currency Choice and Currency Select brands. In addition, it offers currency conversion services for POS, e-commerce return solutions, dynamic currency conversion (DCC) services, and DCC services at ATMs, as well as multi-currency processing services for online retailers. Further, the company provides ZigZag, a technology platform that fully digitalizes the eCommerce returns experience and enhances the process for both retailers and consumers; and Yocuda that enables retailers to send digital receipts to their customers. Global Blue Group Holding AG was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Wangen-Brüttisellen, Switzerland.
About Glory Star New Media Group
Glory Star New Media Group Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides advertisement and content production services in the People's Republic of China. The company also engages in mobile and online advertising, and media and entertainment businesses. In addition, it operates CHEERS app, an e-commerce platform that allows users to access online store, live streaming, series TV shows, and online games, as well as online short videos, variety shows, and dramas. It is also developing CheerCar App, an interactive entertainment app; CheerReal, a digital collection NFT app; and CheerChat App, an overseas social audio app. Glory Star New Media Group Holdings Limited was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
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