Hour Loop (HOUR) Competitors

Torrid (NYSE:CURV) and Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, CURV or HOUR?

Torrid has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hour Loop has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CURV or HOUR?

81.8% of Torrid shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Hour Loop shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Torrid shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 95.0% of Hour Loop shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CURV or HOUR?

Torrid has higher revenue and earnings than Hour Loop. Torrid 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
Torrid	$1.10B	0.21	$16.32M	$0.10	21.65
Hour Loop	$138.25M	0.45	$660K	$0.03	59.00

Is CURV or HOUR more profitable?

Torrid has a net margin of 0.92% compared to Hour Loop's net margin of 0.56%. Hour Loop's return on equity of 12.49% beat Torrid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Torrid	0.92%	-5.31%	2.08%
Hour Loop	0.56%	12.49%	3.28%

Do analysts rate CURV or HOUR?

Torrid currently has a consensus target price of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 119.40%. Given Torrid's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Torrid is more favorable than Hour Loop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Torrid	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hour Loop	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer CURV or HOUR?

In the previous week, Hour Loop had 8 more articles in the media than Torrid. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hour Loop and 1 mentions for Torrid. Hour Loop's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Torrid's score of 0.60 indicating that Hour Loop is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Torrid	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hour Loop	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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