AO World (OTCMKTS:AOWDF) vs. BB Seguridade Participações (OTCMKTS:BBSEY) Head-To-Head Analysis

BB Seguridade Participações (OTCMKTS:BBSEY) and AO World (OTCMKTS:AOWDF) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for BB Seguridade Participações and AO World, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BB Seguridade Participações	0	0	0	1	4.00
AO World	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares BB Seguridade Participações and AO World’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BB Seguridade Participações	84.97%	77.88%	45.13%
AO World	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of BB Seguridade Participações shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BB Seguridade Participações and AO World”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BB Seguridade Participações	$1.81 billion	6.32	$1.59 billion	$0.84	6.82
AO World	$2.13 billion	0.44	-$41.52 million	N/A	N/A

BB Seguridade Participações has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AO World.

Volatility and Risk

BB Seguridade Participações has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AO World has a beta of -0.17, meaning that its share price is 117% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BB Seguridade Participações beats AO World on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BB Seguridade Participações

BB Seguridade Participações S.A., through its subsidiaries operates in the insurance, pension plans, and bonds, businesses in Brazil. The company operates through Security and Brokerage segments. The Security segment offers life, property, rural, special risks and financial, transport, hulls, and housing people insurance products. It also offers pension plans, dental, and capitalization plans. The Brokerage segment engages in the brokerage, management, and promotion of pension plans, capitalization, capitalization, and dental plans. BB Seguridade Participações S.A. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Brasilia, Brazil. BB Seguridade Participações S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Banco do Brasil S.A.

About AO World

AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances the United Kingdom and Germany. It retails fridge freezers, cookers and washing machines, and audiovisual equipment, as well as computing, mobile, gaming, and smart home technology products. The company also provides logistics and transport services. In addition, it engages in the investment activities; and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling activities. The company sells its products through its websites, marketplaces, and third-party websites. AO World plc was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bolton, the United Kingdom.