Rent the Runway (RENT) Competitors

111 (NASDAQ:YI) and Rent the Runway (NASDAQ:RENT) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in YI or RENT?

21.3% of 111 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Rent the Runway shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.9% of 111 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Rent the Runway shares are owned by 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.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, YI or RENT?

111 has higher revenue and earnings than Rent the Runway. 111 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rent the Runway, 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
111	$1.97B	0.03	-$1.42M	-$0.64	-11.16
Rent the Runway	$306.20M	0.07	-$69.90M	-$19.13	-0.27

Does the media refer more to YI or RENT?

In the previous week, 111 had 5 more articles in the media than Rent the Runway. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for 111 and 1 mentions for Rent the Runway. Rent the Runway's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat 111's score of 0.35 indicating that Rent the Runway is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
111	Neutral
Rent the Runway	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, YI or RENT?

111 has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rent the Runway has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is YI or RENT more profitable?

111 has a net margin of -0.48% compared to Rent the Runway's net margin of -24.60%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
111	-0.48%	N/A	-2.45%
Rent the Runway	-24.60%	N/A	-29.77%

Do analysts rate YI or RENT?

Rent the Runway has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 545.79%. Given Rent the Runway's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rent the Runway is more favorable than 111.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
111	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rent the Runway	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Rent the Runway beats 111 on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.