Stitch Fix (SFIX) and The Competition Head to Head Review

Stitch Fix (NASDAQ:SFIX) is one of 285 public companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Stitch Fix to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Stitch Fix has a beta of 2.34, indicating that its share price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stitch Fix’s rivals have a beta of 1.66, indicating that their average share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Stitch Fix and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stitch Fix	-0.94%	-5.75%	-2.30%
Stitch Fix Competitors	-3.67%	-14.10%	3.17%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Stitch Fix and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stitch Fix	$1.35 billion	-$12.61 million	-27.35
Stitch Fix Competitors	$7.30 billion	$386.47 million	32.18

Stitch Fix’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Stitch Fix. Stitch Fix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Stitch Fix and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stitch Fix	1	6	1	0	2.00
Stitch Fix Competitors	3663	15559	21598	586	2.46

Stitch Fix currently has a consensus target price of $3.40, indicating a potential upside of 24.31%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 9.57%. Given Stitch Fix’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Stitch Fix is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

71.0% of Stitch Fix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.1% of Stitch Fix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Stitch Fix rivals beat Stitch Fix on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Stitch Fix

Stitch Fix, Inc. sells a range of apparel, shoes, and accessories for men, women, and kids through its website and mobile application in the United States and the United Kingdom. It offers denim, dresses, blouses, skirts, shoes, jewelry, and handbags under the Stitch Fix brand. The company was formerly known as rack habit inc. and changed its name to Stitch Fix, Inc. in October 2011. Stitch Fix, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.