Torrid (CURV) Competitors

Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) and Torrid (NYSE:CURV) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Is GO or CURV more profitable?

Torrid has a net margin of 0.92% compared to Grocery Outlet's net margin of 0.39%. Grocery Outlet's return on equity of 6.21% beat Torrid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grocery Outlet	0.39%	6.21%	2.37%
Torrid	0.92%	-5.31%	2.08%

Do analysts rate GO or CURV?

Grocery Outlet currently has a consensus price target of $15.62, suggesting a potential upside of 23.05%. Torrid has a consensus price target of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 67.25%. Given Torrid's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Torrid is more favorable than Grocery Outlet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grocery Outlet	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Torrid	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, GO or CURV?

Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Torrid has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GO or CURV?

In the previous week, Torrid had 12 more articles in the media than Grocery Outlet. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Torrid and 2 mentions for Grocery Outlet. Torrid's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Grocery Outlet's score of 0.46 indicating that Torrid is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grocery Outlet	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Torrid	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GO or CURV?

99.9% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Torrid shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Grocery Outlet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Torrid shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GO or CURV?

Grocery Outlet has higher revenue and earnings than Torrid. Torrid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grocery Outlet, 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
Grocery Outlet	$4.37B	0.28	$39.47M	$0.16	79.31
Torrid	$1.10B	0.27	$16.32M	$0.10	28.40

Summary

Grocery Outlet beats Torrid on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.