Hour Loop (HOUR) Competitors

NextNRG (NASDAQ:NXXT) and Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Do analysts prefer NXXT or HOUR?

NextNRG currently has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 130.13%. Given NextNRG's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe NextNRG is more favorable than Hour Loop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NextNRG	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Hour Loop	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has more volatility and risk, NXXT or HOUR?

NextNRG has a beta of -0.58, indicating that its stock price is 158% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hour Loop has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, NXXT or HOUR?

Hour Loop has higher revenue and earnings than NextNRG. NextNRG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hour Loop, 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
NextNRG	$27.77M	10.81	-$16.19M	-$6.67	-0.36
Hour Loop	$138.44M	0.59	$660K	$0.03	77.83

Is NXXT or HOUR more profitable?

Hour Loop has a net margin of 0.56% compared to NextNRG's net margin of -106.12%. Hour Loop's return on equity of 12.49% beat NextNRG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextNRG	-106.12%	N/A	-304.49%
Hour Loop	0.56%	12.49%	3.28%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NXXT or HOUR?

10.6% of NextNRG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Hour Loop shares are held by institutional investors. 81.7% of NextNRG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 95.0% of Hour Loop shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor NXXT or HOUR?

In the previous week, NextNRG and NextNRG both had 3 articles in the media. NextNRG's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Hour Loop's score of 0.39 indicating that NextNRG is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NextNRG	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hour Loop	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Hour Loop beats NextNRG on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.