Hour Loop (HOUR) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to LVRO or HOUR?

In the previous week, Hour Loop had 3 more articles in the media than Lavoro. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Hour Loop and 0 mentions for Lavoro. Lavoro's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Hour Loop's score of -0.50 indicating that Lavoro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lavoro	Neutral
Hour Loop	Negative

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LVRO or HOUR?

2.5% of Lavoro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Hour Loop shares are owned by institutional investors. 95.0% of Hour Loop shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is LVRO or HOUR more profitable?

Hour Loop has a net margin of 0.56% compared to Lavoro's net margin of 0.00%. Hour Loop's return on equity of 12.49% beat Lavoro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lavoro	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hour Loop	0.56%	12.49%	3.28%

Do analysts prefer LVRO or HOUR?

Lavoro currently has a consensus target price of $3.44, suggesting a potential upside of 135.45%. Given Lavoro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lavoro is more favorable than Hour Loop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lavoro	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33
Hour Loop	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LVRO or HOUR?

Hour Loop has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lavoro. Lavoro 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
Lavoro	$1.89B	0.09	-$152.49M	-$1.63	-0.90
Hour Loop	$138.25M	0.48	$660K	$0.03	63.00

Which has more risk & volatility, LVRO or HOUR?

Lavoro has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hour Loop has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hour Loop beats Lavoro on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.