Critical Analysis: Dazed (OTCMKTS:MEDH) & Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM)

Dazed (OTCMKTS:MEDH) and Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Dazed and Trip.com Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dazed	0	0	0	0	0.00
Trip.com Group	0	0	10	1	3.09

Trip.com Group has a consensus price target of $74.18, suggesting a potential upside of 16.56%. Given Trip.com Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Trip.com Group is more favorable than Dazed.

Volatility and Risk

Dazed has a beta of 3.18, suggesting that its share price is 218% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trip.com Group has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Dazed and Trip.com Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dazed	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Trip.com Group	$48.74 billion	0.84	$1.40 billion	$3.34	19.05

Trip.com Group has higher revenue and earnings than Dazed.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.4% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.0% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Dazed and Trip.com Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dazed	N/A	N/A	N/A
Trip.com Group	31.86%	12.04%	6.70%

Summary

Trip.com Group beats Dazed on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dazed

Dazed, Inc. focuses on retail, distribution, hospitality, licensing, and franchising of portfolio of counterculture brands. The company was formerly known as MedX Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Dazed, Inc. in October 2022. Dazed, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

About Trip.com Group

Trip.com Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a travel service provider for accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged tours and in-destination, corporate travel management, and other travel-related services in China and internationally. The company acts as an agent for hotel-related transactions and selling air tickets, as well as provides train, long-distance bus, and ferry tickets; travel insurance products, such as flight delay, air accident, and baggage loss coverage; and air-ticket delivery, online check-in and seat selection, express security screening, real-time flight status tracker, and airport VIP lounge services. It also provides independent leisure travelers bundled packaged-tour products comprising group, semi-group, and customized and packaged tours with various transportation arrangements, including air, cruise, bus, and car rental services. In addition, the company offers integrated transportation and accommodation services; destination transportation and ticket, activity, insurance, visa, and tour guide services; user support, supplier management, and customer relationship management services; and in-destination products and services. Further, It provides its corporate clients with business visit, incentive trip, meeting and conference, travel data collection and analysis, and industry benchmarking solutions; and Corporate Travel Management System, an online platform that integrates information management, online booking and authorization, online inquiry, and travel reporting systems. Additionally, the company offers online advertising and financial services, such as marketing planning and travel media services. It operates under the Ctrip, Qunar, Trip.com, and Skyscanner brands. The company was formerly known as Ctrip.com International, Ltd. and changed its name to Trip.com Group Limited in October 2019. Trip.com Group Limited was founded in 1999 and is based in Singapore.