a.k.a. Brands (AKA) Competitors

Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) and a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to BBW or AKA?

In the previous week, Build-A-Bear Workshop had 10 more articles in the media than a.k.a. Brands. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop and 8 mentions for a.k.a. Brands. Build-A-Bear Workshop's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat a.k.a. Brands' score of -0.07 indicating that Build-A-Bear Workshop is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Build-A-Bear Workshop	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
a.k.a. Brands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, BBW or AKA?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BBW or AKA more profitable?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a net margin of 10.58% compared to a.k.a. Brands' net margin of -5.41%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's return on equity of 38.35% beat a.k.a. Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Build-A-Bear Workshop	10.58%	38.35%	17.82%
a.k.a. Brands	-5.41%	-20.82%	-7.69%

Which has better earnings & valuation, BBW or AKA?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has higher earnings, but lower revenue than a.k.a. Brands. a.k.a. Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Build-A-Bear Workshop, 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
Build-A-Bear Workshop	$496.40M	1.08	$52.81M	$3.81	10.62
a.k.a. Brands	$586.51M	0.25	-$98.89M	-$2.39	-5.69

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BBW or AKA?

79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.3% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.8% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate BBW or AKA?

Build-A-Bear Workshop presently has a consensus price target of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.59%. a.k.a. Brands has a consensus price target of $19.25, indicating a potential upside of 41.64%. Given a.k.a. Brands' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe a.k.a. Brands is more favorable than Build-A-Bear Workshop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
a.k.a. Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BBW or AKA?

Build-A-Bear Workshop received 392 more outperform votes than a.k.a. Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.42% of users gave Build-A-Bear Workshop an outperform vote while only 24.39% of users gave a.k.a. Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Build-A-Bear Workshop	Outperform Votes 412 62.42%	Underperform Votes 248 37.58%
a.k.a. Brands	Outperform Votes 20 24.39%	Underperform Votes 62 75.61%

Summary

Build-A-Bear Workshop beats a.k.a. Brands on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.