BIG vs. AKA, SPWH, PETS, RRGB, FAT, NDLS, CONN, WILC, PSQH, and STKS
Should you be buying Big Lots stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Big Lots include a.k.a. Brands (AKA), Sportsman's Warehouse (SPWH), PetMed Express (PETS), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB), FAT Brands (FAT), Noodles & Company (NDLS), Conn's (CONN), G. Willi-Food International (WILC), PSQ (PSQH), and ONE Group Hospitality (STKS). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) and a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.
Big Lots received 652 more outperform votes than a.k.a. Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.34% of users gave Big Lots an outperform vote while only 31.67% of users gave a.k.a. Brands an outperform vote.
Big Lots presently has a consensus price target of $5.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.09%. a.k.a. Brands has a consensus price target of $11.75, suggesting a potential upside of 23.42%. Given a.k.a. Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe a.k.a. Brands is more favorable than Big Lots.
76.0% of Big Lots shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.3% of a.k.a. Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Big Lots shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.3% of a.k.a. Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Big Lots has a beta of 2.34, meaning that its stock price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Big Lots has a net margin of -10.20% compared to a.k.a. Brands' net margin of -18.10%. a.k.a. Brands' return on equity of -15.31% beat Big Lots' return on equity.
a.k.a. Brands has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Big Lots. a.k.a. Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Big Lots, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Big Lots had 8 more articles in the media than a.k.a. Brands. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Big Lots and 2 mentions for a.k.a. Brands. a.k.a. Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Big Lots' score of -0.26 indicating that a.k.a. Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
a.k.a. Brands beats Big Lots on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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