Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) vs. a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) Head to Head Analysis

a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) and Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.3% of a.k.a. Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 18.2% of a.k.a. Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares a.k.a. Brands and Haverty Furniture Companies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
a.k.a. Brands	$600.21 million	0.20	-$31.43 million	($2.48)	-4.38
Haverty Furniture Companies	$758.99 million	0.56	$19.73 million	$1.36	20.08

Haverty Furniture Companies has higher revenue and earnings than a.k.a. Brands. a.k.a. Brands 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.

Profitability

This table compares a.k.a. Brands and Haverty Furniture Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
a.k.a. Brands	-4.43%	-20.93%	-5.17%
Haverty Furniture Companies	2.93%	7.15%	3.34%

Risk and Volatility

a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haverty Furniture Companies has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for a.k.a. Brands and Haverty Furniture Companies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
a.k.a. Brands	1	2	1	0	2.00
Haverty Furniture Companies	0	2	0	0	2.00

a.k.a. Brands currently has a consensus target price of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 75.12%. Given a.k.a. Brands’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe a.k.a. Brands is more favorable than Haverty Furniture Companies.

Summary

Haverty Furniture Companies beats a.k.a. Brands on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About a.k.a. Brands

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. operates a portfolio of online fashion brands in the United States, Australia, and internationally. The company offers streetwear apparel, dresses, tops, bottoms, shoes, headwear, and accessories through its online stores under the Princess Polly, Petal & Pup, Culture Kings, and mnml brands. It also operates physical stores under the Culture Kings brand. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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.