Boxed (NYSE:BOXD – Get Rating) and Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:VGII – Get Rating) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

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

Boxed presently has a consensus price target of $2.23, suggesting a potential upside of 355.60%. Given Boxed's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Boxed is more favorable than Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.5% of Boxed shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Boxed 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.

Profitability

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

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

Summary

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

About Boxed

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Boxed, Inc. operates as an e-commerce retailer and an e-commerce enabler in the continental United States. The company through its e-commerce retail service provides branded and private labelled bulk pantry consumables, such as paper products, snacks, beverages, cleaning supplies, etc. to B2C and B2B customers, vendors, and enterprise retailers, as well as household customers. It also provides Boxed IQ, a content management suite, programmatic cost-per-click ad-platform, and vendor portal data suite, that offers vendors, suppliers, and CPG manufacturers the ability to advertise their products to customers, and access customer data and feedback in real-time; on-demand grocery services; and an enterprise-level e-commerce platform. Boxed, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II

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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.

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