Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) vs. Rent the Runway (NASDAQ:RENT) Head-To-Head Survey

Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) and Rent the Runway (NASDAQ:RENT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

80.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Rent the Runway shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Rent the Runway shares are owned by 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 Haverty Furniture Companies and Rent the Runway’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Haverty Furniture Companies	2.93%	7.15%	3.34%
Rent the Runway	11.80%	N/A	-21.89%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Haverty Furniture Companies and Rent the Runway, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Haverty Furniture Companies	0	2	0	0	2.00
Rent the Runway	1	0	0	0	1.00

Risk and Volatility

Haverty Furniture Companies has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rent the Runway has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Haverty Furniture Companies and Rent the Runway”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Haverty Furniture Companies	$758.99 million	0.56	$19.73 million	$1.36	20.22
Rent the Runway	$329.80 million	0.17	$22.60 million	$12.66	0.13

Rent the Runway has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Haverty Furniture Companies. Rent the Runway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Haverty Furniture Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Haverty Furniture Companies beats Rent the Runway on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Haverty Furniture Companies

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of residential furniture and accessories in the United States. The company offers furniture merchandise under the Havertys brand name. It also provides custom upholstery products and eclectic looks; and mattress product lines under the Tempur-Pedic, Serta, Sealy, and Stearns and Foster names. The company sells home furnishings through its retail stores, as well as through its website. Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Rent the Runway

Rent the Runway, Inc. operates shared designer closet in the United States. The company offers evening wear and accessories, ready-to-wear, workwear, denim, casual, maternity, outerwear, blouses, knitwear, loungewear, jewelry, handbags, activewear, and ski wear under subscription, rental, and resale offering. It also engages in the software development and support activities. Rent the Runway, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.