a.k.a. Brands (AKA) Competitors $11.25 +0.17 (+1.53%) Closing price 03:54 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.05 -0.20 (-1.78%) As of 04:41 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. BYON, SGU, BNED, LE, NXXT, HVT.A, BWMX, TTSH, CURV, and LOVEShould you be buying a.k.a. Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of a.k.a. Brands include Beyond (BYON), Star Group (SGU), Barnes & Noble Education (BNED), Lands' End (LE), NextNRG (NXXT), Haverty Furniture Companies (HVT.A), Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (BWMX), Tile Shop Hldgs (TTSH), Torrid (CURV), and Lovesac (LOVE). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. a.k.a. Brands vs. Its Competitors Beyond Star Group Barnes & Noble Education Lands' End NextNRG Haverty Furniture Companies Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V. Tile Shop Hldgs Torrid Lovesac a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) and Beyond (NYSE:BYON) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AKA or BYON? 55.3% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Beyond shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Beyond shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, AKA or BYON? a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beyond has a beta of 3.25, indicating that its stock price is 225% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AKA or BYON? In the previous week, a.k.a. Brands had 1 more articles in the media than Beyond. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for a.k.a. Brands and 3 mentions for Beyond. Beyond's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat a.k.a. Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Beyond is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 Beyond 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AKA or BYON more profitable? a.k.a. Brands has a net margin of -4.33% compared to Beyond's net margin of -18.06%. a.k.a. Brands' return on equity of -19.03% beat Beyond's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets a.k.a. Brands-4.33% -19.03% -6.08% Beyond -18.06%-77.61%-34.55% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AKA or BYON? a.k.a. Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Beyond. a.k.a. Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Beyond, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratioa.k.a. Brands$586.51M0.21-$25.99M-$2.39-4.71Beyond$1.39B0.31-$258.80M-$4.66-1.63 Do analysts rate AKA or BYON? a.k.a. Brands currently has a consensus price target of $19.25, suggesting a potential upside of 71.11%. Beyond has a consensus price target of $9.14, suggesting a potential upside of 20.55%. Given a.k.a. Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe a.k.a. Brands is more favorable than Beyond.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score a.k.a. Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Beyond 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Summarya.k.a. Brands beats Beyond on 9 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. Email Address 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$120.54M$7.46B$26.29B$20.67BDividend YieldN/A2.92%175.55%3.71%P/E Ratio-4.7164.7329.8727.86Price / Sales0.211.272.8956.13Price / CashN/A16.9517.0617.92Price / Book1.022.985.754.60Net Income-$25.99M$372.42M$872.31M$989.89M7 Day Performance4.65%1.08%0.86%1.17%1 Month Performance-6.94%6.03%14.46%5.50%1 Year Performance-30.25%-6.75%23.42%10.59% a.k.a. Brands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AKAa.k.a. Brands2.2712 of 5 stars$11.25+1.5%$19.25+71.1%-32.1%$120.54M$586.51M-4.711,350News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpBYONBeyond1.5 of 5 stars$7.46-0.9%$9.14+22.6%-44.2%$434.33M$1.39B-1.601,050Gap DownSGUStar Group4.0562 of 5 stars$11.75+0.3%N/A+6.1%$404.77M$1.77B7.893,039Positive NewsBNEDBarnes & Noble Education0.1375 of 5 stars$11.29-0.6%N/A+34.6%$386.85M$1.57B-0.733,750LELands' End0.8164 of 5 stars$11.46-1.6%N/A-32.6%$355.01M$1.36B88.164,400High Trading VolumeNXXTNextNRG0.7806 of 5 stars$2.54-5.6%$6.00+136.2%N/A$326.63M$27.77M-0.3854HVT.AHaverty Furniture CompaniesN/A$22.04+10.3%N/A-9.3%$322.56M$722.90M17.492,840News CoverageBWMXBetterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V.3.8703 of 5 stars$8.60-0.7%N/A-37.5%$320.93M$14.00B6.141,270High Trading VolumeTTSHTile Shop Hldgs1.5852 of 5 stars$6.58-5.9%N/A-8.6%$312.66M$347.07M329.161,291CURVTorrid3.291 of 5 stars$2.79-3.8%$4.75+70.3%-65.4%$304.56M$1.10B27.907,590LOVELovesac4.6518 of 5 stars$18.57-3.8%$30.40+63.7%-32.9%$280.94M$680.63M26.532,024Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BYON Alternatives SGU Alternatives BNED Alternatives LE Alternatives NXXT Alternatives HVT.A Alternatives BWMX Alternatives TTSH Alternatives CURV Alternatives LOVE 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 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhich Gold Miner Trades at 30% of NAV? 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