Reviewing OLB Group (NASDAQ:OLB) and 1stdibs.com (NASDAQ:DIBS)

1stdibs.com (NASDAQ:DIBS) and OLB Group (NASDAQ:OLB) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares 1stdibs.com and OLB Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
1stdibs.com	$88.26 million	2.45	-$18.63 million	($0.50)	-11.82
OLB Group	$12.84 million	0.54	-$11.23 million	($3.56)	-0.22

OLB Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than 1stdibs.com. 1stdibs.com is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OLB Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares 1stdibs.com and OLB Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
1stdibs.com	-19.94%	-18.56%	-12.69%
OLB Group	-92.68%	-208.53%	-71.73%

Risk & Volatility

1stdibs.com has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OLB Group has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for 1stdibs.com and OLB Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
1stdibs.com	1	0	0	0	1.00
OLB Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

67.0% of 1stdibs.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of OLB Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of 1stdibs.com shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 60.2% of OLB Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

1stdibs.com beats OLB Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 1stdibs.com

1stdibs.Com, Inc. operates an online marketplace for luxury design products worldwide. Its marketplace connects customers with sellers and makers of vintage, antique, and contemporary furniture; and home décor, jewelry, watches, art, and fashion products. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About OLB Group

The OLB Group, Inc. is a diversified fintech e-commerce merchant services provider and Bitcoin crypto mining enterprise. The Company’s eCommerce platform delivers e-commerce services for a digital commerce solution to over 10,500 merchants in all 50 states. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, DMINT, Inc, is engaged in the mining of Bitcoin utilizing low carbon natural gas with over 1,000 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)-based S19j Pro 96T mining computers. www.olb.com and www.olb.com/investors-data.