Analyzing a.k.a. Brands (AKA) and Its Competitors

a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) is one of 285 public companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare a.k.a. Brands to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, a.k.a. Brands’ competitors have a beta of 1.91, suggesting that their average share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for a.k.a. Brands and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
a.k.a. Brands	1	1	0	0	1.50
a.k.a. Brands Competitors	3683	15611	21635	590	2.46

As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 6.30%. Given a.k.a. Brands’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe a.k.a. Brands has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares a.k.a. Brands and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
a.k.a. Brands	$600.21 million	-$31.43 million	-3.42
a.k.a. Brands Competitors	$7.05 billion	$386.51 million	31.16

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

55.3% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 18.2% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares a.k.a. Brands and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
a.k.a. Brands	-4.78%	-24.96%	-5.80%
a.k.a. Brands Competitors	-3.62%	-13.77%	3.21%

Summary

a.k.a. Brands competitors beat a.k.a. Brands on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

About a.k.a. Brands

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. is a global fashion platform that owns and operates a portfolio of digitally native apparel and lifestyle brands. The company focuses on reaching younger consumers through e-commerce, social media, influencer marketing and brand-focused online shopping experiences. Its brand portfolio has included Princess Polly, an online women’s fashion retailer; Petal & Pup, which offers women’s apparel and occasion wear; and other specialty fashion businesses such as mnml, Culture Kings and Rebdolls.