Aaron's (AAN) Competitors $10.09 +0.10 (+1.00%) (As of 10/3/2024) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AAN vs. HVT, KIRK, WSM, RH, CTOS, EHGO, KPLT, FPAY, URI, and AERShould you be buying Aaron's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aaron's include Haverty Furniture Companies (HVT), Kirkland's (KIRK), Williams-Sonoma (WSM), RH (RH), Custom Truck One Source (CTOS), Eshallgo (EHGO), Katapult (KPLT), FlexShopper (FPAY), United Rentals (URI), and AerCap (AER). Aaron's vs. Haverty Furniture Companies Kirkland's Williams-Sonoma RH Custom Truck One Source Eshallgo Katapult FlexShopper United Rentals AerCap Aaron's (NYSE:AAN) and Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings. Is AAN or HVT a better dividend stock? Aaron's pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Haverty Furniture Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Aaron's pays out -63.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Haverty Furniture Companies pays out 80.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media refer more to AAN or HVT? In the previous week, Haverty Furniture Companies had 13 more articles in the media than Aaron's. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Haverty Furniture Companies and 2 mentions for Aaron's. Aaron's' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Haverty Furniture Companies' score of -0.17 indicating that Aaron's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aaron's 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Haverty Furniture Companies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate AAN or HVT? Aaron's presently has a consensus price target of $9.46, indicating a potential downside of 6.24%. Haverty Furniture Companies has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 103.16%. Given Haverty Furniture Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Haverty Furniture Companies is more favorable than Aaron's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aaron's 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Haverty Furniture Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher valuation and earnings, AAN or HVT? Haverty Furniture Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aaron's. Aaron's 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAaron's$2.07B0.15$2.82M-$0.79-12.77Haverty Furniture Companies$793.72M0.46$56.32M$1.5913.96 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AAN or HVT? 92.0% of Aaron's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Aaron's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is AAN or HVT more profitable? Haverty Furniture Companies has a net margin of 4.91% compared to Aaron's' net margin of -2.06%. Haverty Furniture Companies' return on equity of 12.58% beat Aaron's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aaron's-2.06% -2.08% -0.79% Haverty Furniture Companies 4.91%12.58%5.96% Which has more risk & volatility, AAN or HVT? Aaron's has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haverty Furniture Companies has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AAN or HVT? Aaron's received 142 more outperform votes than Haverty Furniture Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.32% of users gave Aaron's an outperform vote while only 64.12% of users gave Haverty Furniture Companies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAaron'sOutperform Votes53768.32% Underperform Votes24931.68% Haverty Furniture CompaniesOutperform Votes39564.12% Underperform Votes22135.88% SummaryHaverty Furniture Companies beats Aaron's on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyUrgent: This election is riggedIf you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. Get Aaron's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AAN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AAN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAaron'sEquipment rental & leasing IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$318.06M$6.55B$8.02B$19.17BDividend Yield5.04%2.25%2.74%3.52%P/E Ratio-12.7712.0117.7531.74Price / Sales0.151.5731.2517.87Price / Cash0.533.8015.0020.46Price / Book0.452.515.385.38Net Income$2.82M$500.42M$246.56M$984.37M7 Day PerformanceN/A6.31%0.14%-0.54%1 Month Performance1.41%4.71%1.05%-0.97%1 Year Performance36.17%28.12%66.27%29.31% Aaron's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AANAaron's1.0168 of 5 stars$10.09+1.0%$9.46-6.2%+36.3%$318.06M$2.07B-12.779,071High Trading VolumeHVTHaverty Furniture Companies4.7927 of 5 stars$23.94-1.5%$45.00+88.0%-6.8%$388.69M$793.72M10.322,574Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownKIRKKirkland's1.4143 of 5 stars$1.64-6.3%$4.50+174.4%+3.1%$21.38M$460.35M-1.099,000Options VolumeWSMWilliams-Sonoma4.5375 of 5 stars$132.40-0.1%$139.83+5.6%+78.6%$16.73B$7.75B15.9019,300Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageRHRH3.8804 of 5 stars$321.56+3.1%$331.77+3.2%+49.0%$5.93B$3.05B189.155,960CTOSCustom Truck One Source2.2555 of 5 stars$3.99+9.9%$5.88+47.4%-30.1%$941.30M$1.79B-79.702,580Earnings ReportNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeEHGOEshallgoN/A$3.12+14.3%N/AN/A$67.91M$16.96M0.00128Positive NewsGap UpKPLTKatapult2.8664 of 5 stars$8.55+1.8%$15.00+75.5%-11.9%$35.63M$236.29M-1.24130Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsFPAYFlexShopper3.2196 of 5 stars$1.38-6.8%$2.50+81.2%+30.2%$30.02M$127.36M-6.00140News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeURIUnited Rentals4.5598 of 5 stars$811.88-0.1%$742.50-8.5%+97.6%$53.28B$14.98B21.2026,300Insider SellingAERAerCap3.3058 of 5 stars$93.87-1.9%$110.83+18.1%+53.3%$18.58B$7.76B6.04740Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HVT Alternatives KIRK Alternatives WSM Alternatives RH Alternatives CTOS Alternatives EHGO Alternatives KPLT Alternatives FPAY Alternatives URI Alternatives AER Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AAN) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | Sponsoredtop AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)AI was by far the biggest tech investing trend right now. 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