High Tide (HITI) Competitors

High Tide (NASDAQ:HITI) and Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media refer more to HITI or BBW?

In the previous week, Build-A-Bear Workshop had 2 more articles in the media than High Tide. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop and 1 mentions for High Tide. Build-A-Bear Workshop's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat High Tide's score of 0.00 indicating that Build-A-Bear Workshop is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
High Tide	Neutral
Build-A-Bear Workshop	Very Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HITI or BBW?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has higher revenue and earnings than High Tide. High Tide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Build-A-Bear Workshop, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
High Tide	$381.22M	0.50	-$3.19M	-$0.08	-29.63
Build-A-Bear Workshop	$496.40M	1.35	$51.78M	$4.16	12.21

Do analysts prefer HITI or BBW?

High Tide currently has a consensus target price of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 100.42%. Build-A-Bear Workshop has a consensus target price of $51.33, indicating a potential upside of 1.03%. Given High Tide's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe High Tide is more favorable than Build-A-Bear Workshop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
High Tide	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, HITI or BBW?

High Tide has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HITI or BBW more profitable?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a net margin of 10.91% compared to High Tide's net margin of -1.71%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's return on equity of 40.74% beat High Tide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
High Tide	-1.71%	-6.45%	-3.93%
Build-A-Bear Workshop	10.91%	40.74%	18.98%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HITI or BBW?

4.5% of High Tide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of High Tide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Build-A-Bear Workshop beats High Tide on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.