Birks Group (BGI) Competitors

Birks Group (NYSE:BGI) and 111 (NASDAQ:YI) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BGI or YI?

Birks Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 111.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Birks Group	$177.58M	0.10	-$3.43M	N/A	N/A
111	$14.40B	0.00	-$43.07M	-$0.64	-12.52

Is BGI or YI more profitable?

Birks Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to 111's net margin of -1.75%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Birks Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
111	-1.75%	N/A	-8.67%

Which has more volatility & risk, BGI or YI?

Birks Group has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 111 has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BGI or YI?

0.2% of Birks Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of 111 shares are owned by institutional investors. 78.8% of Birks Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.9% of 111 shares are owned 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.

Does the media refer more to BGI or YI?

In the previous week, 111 had 7 more articles in the media than Birks Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for 111 and 3 mentions for Birks Group. 111's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Birks Group's score of 0.10 indicating that 111 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Birks Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
111	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BGI or YI?

111 received 190 more outperform votes than Birks Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.56% of users gave 111 an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Birks Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Birks Group	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 28 100.00%
111	Outperform Votes 190 59.56%	Underperform Votes 129 40.44%

Summary

111 beats Birks Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.