Tandy Leather Factory (TLF) Competitors

Tandy Leather Factory (NASDAQ:TLF) and Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to TLF or HOUR?

In the previous week, Hour Loop had 9 more articles in the media than Tandy Leather Factory. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Hour Loop and 2 mentions for Tandy Leather Factory. Tandy Leather Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Hour Loop's score of -0.15 indicating that Tandy Leather Factory is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tandy Leather Factory	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hour Loop	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend TLF or HOUR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tandy Leather Factory	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Hour Loop	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TLF or HOUR?

Tandy Leather Factory has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hour Loop. Hour Loop is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tandy Leather Factory, 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
Tandy Leather Factory	$76.23M	0.51	$3.77M	$0.45	10.36
Hour Loop	$132.12M	0.28	-$2.43M	-$0.07	-15.28

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TLF or HOUR?

Tandy Leather Factory received 162 more outperform votes than Hour Loop when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Hour Loop an outperform vote while only 65.60% of users gave Tandy Leather Factory an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tandy Leather Factory	Outperform Votes 164 65.60%	Underperform Votes 86 34.40%
Hour Loop	Outperform Votes 2 66.67%	Underperform Votes 1 33.33%

Which has more volatility & risk, TLF or HOUR?

Tandy Leather Factory has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hour Loop has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

56.4% of Tandy Leather Factory shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of Hour Loop shares are held by institutional investors. 60.0% of Tandy Leather Factory shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 95.1% of Hour Loop shares are held 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 TLF or HOUR more profitable?

Tandy Leather Factory has a net margin of 4.94% compared to Hour Loop's net margin of -1.84%. Tandy Leather Factory's return on equity of 7.00% beat Hour Loop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tandy Leather Factory	4.94%	7.00%	5.38%
Hour Loop	-1.84%	-49.19%	-11.69%

Summary

Tandy Leather Factory beats Hour Loop on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.