Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR – Get Rating) and a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA – Get Rating) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Hour Loop and a.k.a. Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Get Hour Loop alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hour Loop | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| a.k.a. Brands | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.38 |
Hour Loop presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 79.21%. a.k.a. Brands has a consensus price target of $4.61, suggesting a potential upside of 249.43%. Given a.k.a. Brands' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe a.k.a. Brands is more favorable than Hour Loop.
Profitability
This table compares Hour Loop and a.k.a. Brands' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hour Loop | 2.24% | 27.19% | 8.12% |
| a.k.a. Brands | -0.43% | 0.45% | 0.28% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.6% of Hour Loop shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 95.1% of Hour Loop shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.9% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Hour Loop and a.k.a. Brands' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hour Loop | $62.79 million | 1.56 | $4.78 million | N/A | N/A |
| a.k.a. Brands | $562.19 million | 0.30 | -$5.97 million | ($0.02) | -66.00 |
Hour Loop has higher earnings, but lower revenue than a.k.a. Brands.
Summary
Hour Loop beats a.k.a. Brands on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Hour Loop
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Hour Loop, Inc., an online retailer, engages in e-commerce retailing in the United States. The company sells home/garden décor, toys, kitchenware, apparel, and electronics products. It sells its products through hourloop.com, amazon.com, and walmart.com. Hour Loop, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
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.
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