Cato (CATO) Competitors

Cato (NYSE:CATO) and Allbirds (NASDAQ:BIRD) 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 media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Is CATO or BIRD more profitable?

Cato has a net margin of -3.38% compared to Allbirds' net margin of -60.01%. Cato's return on equity of -11.11% beat Allbirds' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cato	-3.38%	-11.11%	-4.75%
Allbirds	-60.01%	-51.83%	-33.02%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CATO or BIRD?

Cato received 150 more outperform votes than Allbirds when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.66% of users gave Cato an outperform vote while only 30.67% of users gave Allbirds an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cato	Outperform Votes 173 59.66%	Underperform Votes 117 40.34%
Allbirds	Outperform Votes 23 30.67%	Underperform Votes 52 69.33%

Does the media prefer CATO or BIRD?

In the previous week, Cato had 2 more articles in the media than Allbirds. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Cato and 3 mentions for Allbirds. Allbirds' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Cato's score of -0.04 indicating that Allbirds is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cato	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Allbirds	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CATO or BIRD?

Allbirds has a consensus price target of $0.98, suggesting a potential upside of 63.15%. Given Allbirds' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Allbirds is more favorable than Cato.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cato	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Allbirds	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CATO or BIRD?

Cato has higher revenue and earnings than Allbirds. Cato is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allbirds, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cato	$708.06M	0.15	-$23.94M	-$1.16	-4.34
Allbirds	$254.07M	0.37	-$152.46M	-$1.00	-0.60

Which has more volatility and risk, CATO or BIRD?

Cato has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allbirds has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CATO or BIRD?

61.1% of Cato shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Allbirds shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of Cato shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.9% of Allbirds shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cato beats Allbirds on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.