JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) and GSV (OTCMKTS:GSVI) Critical Survey

JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) and GSV (OTCMKTS:GSVI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares JD.com and GSV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JD.com	3.77%	16.41%	7.40%
GSV	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

JD.com has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GSV has a beta of -229.21, indicating that its stock price is 23,021% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for JD.com and GSV, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JD.com	1	4	9	1	2.67
GSV	0	0	0	0	0.00

JD.com presently has a consensus target price of $43.3077, suggesting a potential upside of 38.90%. Given JD.com’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe JD.com is more favorable than GSV.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

16.0% of JD.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of JD.com shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of GSV shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares JD.com and GSV”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JD.com	$158.76 billion	0.27	$5.67 billion	$4.11	7.59
GSV	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

JD.com has higher revenue and earnings than GSV.

Summary

JD.com beats GSV on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JD.com

JD.com, Inc. operates as a supply chain-based technology and service provider in the People's Republic of China. The company offers computers, communication, and consumer electronics products, as well as home appliances; and general merchandise products comprising food, beverage and fresh produce, baby and maternity products, furniture and household goods, cosmetics and other personal care items, pharmaceutical and healthcare products, industrial products, books, automobile accessories, apparel and footwear, bags, and jewelry. It also provides online marketplace services for third-party merchants; marketing services; and omni-channel solutions to customers and offline retailers, as well as online healthcare services. In addition, the company develops, owns, and manages its logistics facilities and other real estate properties to support third parties; offers asset management services and integrated service platform; leasing of storage facilities and related management services; and engages in online retail business. Further, it provides integrated data, technology, business, and user management industry solutions to support the digitization of enterprises and institutions; and technology-driven supply chain solutions and logistics services. The company was formerly known as 360buy Jingdong Inc. and changed its name to JD.com, Inc. in January 2014. JD.com, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About GSV

GSV, Inc. is an oil and gas exploration company. It operates oil and gas wells in Louisiana; and oil and gas prospects in Texas. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Westport, Connecticut.