AKA vs. SGU, BWMX, LE, HVT.A, BNED, TTSH, LOVE, CURV, QVCGB, and ONEW
Should you be buying a.k.a. Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of a.k.a. Brands include Star Group (SGU), Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (BWMX), Lands' End (LE), Haverty Furniture Companies (HVT.A), Barnes & Noble Education (BNED), Tile Shop Hldgs (TTSH), Lovesac (LOVE), Torrid (CURV), QVC Group (QVCGB), and OneWater Marine (ONEW). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry.
a.k.a. Brands vs. Its Competitors
Star Group (NYSE:SGU) and a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Star Group has higher revenue and earnings than a.k.a. Brands. a.k.a. Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Star Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Star Group has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.
a.k.a. Brands has a consensus target price of $19.25, indicating a potential upside of 71.88%. Given a.k.a. Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe a.k.a. Brands is more favorable than Star Group.
40.4% of Star Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Star Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Star Group has a net margin of 4.03% compared to a.k.a. Brands' net margin of -4.33%. Star Group's return on equity of 23.57% beat a.k.a. Brands' return on equity.
In the previous week, a.k.a. Brands had 2 more articles in the media than Star Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for a.k.a. Brands and 4 mentions for Star Group. Star Group's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat a.k.a. Brands' score of 0.11 indicating that Star Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Star Group beats a.k.a. Brands on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:AKA) was last updated on 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
