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A.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) & Lulu's Fashion Lounge (NASDAQ:LVLU) Head to Head Analysis

Defense World ·  Sep 18, 2022 02:01

a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA – Get Rating) and Lulu's Fashion Lounge (NASDAQ:LVLU – Get Rating) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares a.k.a. Brands and Lulu's Fashion Lounge's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
a.k.a. Brands $562.19 million 0.35 -$5.97 million ($0.13) -11.77
Lulu's Fashion Lounge $375.63 million 0.56 $2.05 million ($4.36) -1.25

Lulu's Fashion Lounge has lower revenue, but higher earnings than a.k.a. Brands. a.k.a. Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lulu's Fashion Lounge, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

59.0% of a.k.a. Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of Lulu's Fashion Lounge shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Lulu's Fashion Lounge shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares a.k.a. Brands and Lulu's Fashion Lounge's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
a.k.a. Brands -1.93% 1.27% 0.81%
Lulu's Fashion Lounge 0.70% 12,267.49% 89.34%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for a.k.a. Brands and Lulu's Fashion Lounge, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
a.k.a. Brands 0 5 5 0 2.50
Lulu's Fashion Lounge 0 2 6 0 2.75

a.k.a. Brands presently has a consensus price target of $7.14, suggesting a potential upside of 366.67%. Lulu's Fashion Lounge has a consensus price target of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 157.35%. Given a.k.a. Brands' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe a.k.a. Brands is more favorable than Lulu's Fashion Lounge.

Summary

Lulu's Fashion Lounge beats a.k.a. Brands on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About a.k.a. Brands

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a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. operates a portfolio of online fashion brands in the United States, Australia, and internationally. It offers apparel, footwear, and accessories through its online stores under the Princess Polly, Culture Kings, Petal & Pup, mnml, and Rebdolls brands, as well as operates eight physical stores under the Culture Kings brand name. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About Lulu's Fashion Lounge

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Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. operates as an online retailer of women's clothing, shoes, and accessories. The company offers dresses, tops, bottoms, bridal wear, intimates, swimwear, footwear, and accessories under the Lulus brand. It sells its products through owned media, which primarily consists of its website, mobile app, social media platforms, email, and SMS; and earned and paid media, as well as social media platforms. The company primarily serves Millennial and Gen Z women. Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chico, California.

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