a.k.a. Brands (AKA) Competitors $9.53 -0.21 (-2.16%) Closing price 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.14 +0.61 (+6.39%) As of 04:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AKA vs. HNST, SGU, HVT.A, BNED, HITI, TTSH, ONEW, LOVE, BZUN, and NXXTShould you be buying a.k.a. Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of a.k.a. Brands include Honest (HNST), Star Group (SGU), Haverty Furniture Companies (HVT.A), Barnes & Noble Education (BNED), High Tide (HITI), Tile Shop Hldgs (TTSH), OneWater Marine (ONEW), Lovesac (LOVE), Baozun (BZUN), and NextNRG (NXXT). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. a.k.a. Brands vs. Its Competitors Honest Star Group Haverty Furniture Companies Barnes & Noble Education High Tide Tile Shop Hldgs OneWater Marine Lovesac Baozun NextNRG Honest (NASDAQ:HNST) and a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend HNST or AKA? Honest presently has a consensus target price of $6.96, indicating a potential upside of 75.27%. a.k.a. Brands has a consensus target price of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 109.86%. Given a.k.a. Brands' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe a.k.a. Brands is more favorable than Honest.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Honest 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38a.k.a. Brands 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor HNST or AKA? In the previous week, Honest had 2 more articles in the media than a.k.a. Brands. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Honest and 0 mentions for a.k.a. Brands. Honest's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat a.k.a. Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Honest is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Honest Very Positive a.k.a. Brands Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in HNST or AKA? 45.5% of Honest shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of a.k.a. Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Honest shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of a.k.a. Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, HNST or AKA? Honest 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 Honest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHonest$378.34M1.17-$6.12M$0.0579.40a.k.a. Brands$574.70M0.18-$25.99M-$2.51-3.80 Which has more risk & volatility, HNST or AKA? Honest has a beta of 2.29, meaning that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is HNST or AKA more profitable? Honest has a net margin of 1.66% compared to a.k.a. Brands' net margin of -4.48%. Honest's return on equity of 3.84% beat a.k.a. Brands' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Honest1.66% 3.84% 2.67% a.k.a. Brands -4.48%-21.06%-6.33% SummaryHonest beats a.k.a. Brands on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get a.k.a. Brands News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AKA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AKA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AKA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetrica.k.a. BrandsRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$103.31M$8.37B$27.45B$22.12BDividend YieldN/A2.83%172.46%3.55%P/E Ratio-3.8023.4120.0429.95Price / Sales0.181.199.7270.78Price / CashN/A18.7217.7118.33Price / Book0.863.635.184.65Net Income-$25.99M$368.88M$914.89M$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.85%1.43%-0.38%1.21%1 Month Performance-11.10%-1.41%2.10%3.21%1 Year Performance-48.32%-3.54%15.43%14.03% a.k.a. Brands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AKAa.k.a. Brands3.2953 of 5 stars$9.53-2.2%$20.00+109.9%-47.8%$103.31M$574.70M-3.801,350HNSTHonest3.1437 of 5 stars$3.71-1.3%$6.96+87.6%+3.4%$418.37M$378.34M74.21190Positive NewsGap UpSGUStar Group3.6029 of 5 stars$11.70+0.7%N/A+5.3%$390.17M$1.78B8.863,039Positive NewsHVT.AHaverty Furniture CompaniesN/A$22.52-6.7%N/A-18.3%$353.64M$722.90M19.582,840Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeBNEDBarnes & Noble Education0.1556 of 5 stars$9.800.0%N/A+5.6%$333.73M$1.57B-0.633,750Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHITIHigh Tide1.8426 of 5 stars$3.76+6.2%$6.13+62.9%+54.5%$308.37M$381.22M-47.001,550TTSHTile Shop HldgsN/A$6.10-5.4%N/A-8.9%$288.71M$347.07M0.001,291News CoveragePositive NewsONEWOneWater Marine3.9832 of 5 stars$16.39+1.7%$19.60+19.6%-24.0%$263.73M$1.77B-20.232,203LOVELovesac4.2025 of 5 stars$17.35+0.2%$30.00+72.9%-34.7%$253.05M$680.63M27.542,024BZUNBaozun1.2507 of 5 stars$4.04-0.5%$4.20+4.0%-6.6%$234.59M$1.29B-9.187,650NXXTNextNRG3.6096 of 5 stars$1.91+7.9%$5.50+188.0%N/A$222.26M$27.77M-0.2954High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HNST Alternatives SGU Alternatives HVT.A Alternatives BNED Alternatives HITI Alternatives TTSH Alternatives ONEW Alternatives LOVE Alternatives BZUN Alternatives NXXT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AKA) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners1 Hour Once A DayMy top income trading expert, Dave Aquino, just released a 1-hour trading strategy designed specifically to he...Base Camp Trading | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe $20 stock that could make silicon chips obsolete$2 TRILLION Quantum Gold Rush While everyone fights over expensive AI stocks... 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