a.k.a. Brands (AKA) Competitors $10.94 -0.37 (-3.23%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.72 -0.22 (-1.97%) As of 05:10 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, LE, SGU, HVT.A, BNED, TTSH, HITI, ONEW, LOVE, and CURVShould you be buying a.k.a. Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of a.k.a. Brands include Honest (HNST), Lands' End (LE), Star Group (SGU), Haverty Furniture Companies (HVT.A), Barnes & Noble Education (BNED), Tile Shop Hldgs (TTSH), High Tide (HITI), OneWater Marine (ONEW), Lovesac (LOVE), and Torrid (CURV). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. a.k.a. Brands vs. Its Competitors Honest Lands' End Star Group Haverty Furniture Companies Barnes & Noble Education Tile Shop Hldgs High Tide OneWater Marine Lovesac Torrid Honest (NASDAQ:HNST) and a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, HNST or AKA? Honest has a beta of 2.32, suggesting that its stock price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in HNST or AKA? 45.5% of Honest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Honest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer HNST or AKA? Honest presently has a consensus price target of $6.96, indicating a potential upside of 81.21%. a.k.a. Brands has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 82.90%. Given a.k.a. Brands' higher probable 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50a.k.a. Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer HNST or AKA? In the previous week, a.k.a. Brands had 3 more articles in the media than Honest. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for a.k.a. Brands and 1 mentions for Honest. Honest's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat a.k.a. Brands' score of 0.20 indicating that Honest is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Honest 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive a.k.a. Brands 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation & 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$378.34M1.13-$6.12M$0.0576.80a.k.a. Brands$574.70M0.21-$25.99M-$2.51-4.36 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 10 of the 15 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. 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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$122.54M$7.92B$27.43B$21.39BDividend YieldN/A2.63%173.93%3.49%P/E Ratio-4.3660.2926.0826.57Price / Sales0.211.177.8150.03Price / CashN/A18.1817.3018.29Price / Book1.043.414.655.30Net Income-$25.99M$360.00M$872.94M$997.87M7 Day Performance-0.14%1.38%-0.37%-0.01%1 Month Performance-2.37%12.12%5.10%6.50%1 Year Performance-50.79%7.11%15.43%11.34% a.k.a. Brands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AKAa.k.a. Brands3.3666 of 5 stars$10.94-3.2%$20.00+82.9%-49.1%$122.54M$574.70M-4.361,350Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap DownHNSTHonest2.7109 of 5 stars$3.96-3.4%$6.96+75.7%-15.2%$456.20M$378.34M79.22190Positive NewsGap DownLELands' End1.9636 of 5 stars$13.42-2.0%N/A-7.3%$417.17M$1.36B103.244,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownSGUStar Group3.7176 of 5 stars$11.64+0.9%N/A+1.2%$387.82M$1.77B8.823,039Positive NewsShort Interest ↑HVT.AHaverty Furniture CompaniesN/A$23.21+4.1%N/AN/A$362.75M$722.90M20.182,840BNEDBarnes & Noble Education0.0599 of 5 stars$8.46-2.5%N/A-33.5%$295.25M$1.57B-0.553,750News CoverageUpcoming EarningsTTSHTile Shop Hldgs0.3428 of 5 stars$6.44-2.0%N/A-1.4%$294.08M$340.23M0.001,291Gap DownHITIHigh Tide2.1127 of 5 stars$3.49-2.2%$4.75+36.1%+76.5%$289.89M$381.22M-43.631,550News CoverageGap DownONEWOneWater Marine2.8291 of 5 stars$17.21-0.4%$19.60+13.9%-30.0%$282.88M$1.77B-21.252,203News CoverageGap DownLOVELovesac4.4296 of 5 stars$18.11-5.2%$30.40+67.9%-17.7%$278.03M$680.63M25.872,024Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeCURVTorrid4.2305 of 5 stars$2.19-3.9%$4.75+116.9%-66.9%$239.45M$1.10B21.907,590News CoverageUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HNST Alternatives LE Alternatives SGU Alternatives HVT.A Alternatives BNED Alternatives TTSH Alternatives HITI Alternatives ONEW Alternatives LOVE Alternatives CURV 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 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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