Lovesac (LOVE) Competitors

D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (NASDAQ:HEPS) and Lovesac (NASDAQ:LOVE) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts rate HEPS or LOVE?

D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading presently has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.82%. Lovesac has a consensus price target of $30.40, indicating a potential upside of 57.20%. Given Lovesac's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lovesac is more favorable than D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Lovesac	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to HEPS or LOVE?

In the previous week, D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading had 1 more articles in the media than Lovesac. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading and 2 mentions for Lovesac. D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Lovesac's score of 0.93 indicating that D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lovesac	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, HEPS or LOVE?

D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading has a beta of 2.33, suggesting that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lovesac has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HEPS or LOVE?

Lovesac has lower revenue, but higher earnings than D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading. D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lovesac, 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
D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading	$1.74B	0.57	-$48.95M	-$0.18	-17.08
Lovesac	$680.63M	0.41	$11.56M	$0.70	27.63

Is HEPS or LOVE more profitable?

Lovesac has a net margin of 1.99% compared to D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading's net margin of -4.22%. Lovesac's return on equity of 6.70% beat D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading	-4.22%	-62.27%	-7.79%
Lovesac	1.99%	6.70%	2.74%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HEPS or LOVE?

40.5% of D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Lovesac shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.3% of D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Lovesac shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lovesac beats D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.