Head-To-Head Analysis: Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) versus a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA)

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

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%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
a.k.a. Brands	$600.21 million	0.19	-$31.43 million	($2.48)	-4.23
Haverty Furniture Companies	$758.99 million	0.56	$19.73 million	$1.36	20.04

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current 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 presently has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 80.95%. Given a.k.a. Brands’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe a.k.a. Brands is more favorable than Haverty Furniture Companies.

Volatility and Risk

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

55.3% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.2% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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.