Beyond (NYSE:BYON – Get Free Report) and a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Beyond and a.k.a. Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Beyond | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| a.k.a. Brands | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Beyond presently has a consensus target price of $9.64, indicating a potential upside of 90.01%. a.k.a. Brands has a consensus target price of $21.25, indicating a potential upside of 72.98%. Given Beyond’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Beyond is more favorable than a.k.a. Brands.
Volatility and Risk
Institutional & Insider Ownership
76.3% of Beyond shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.3% of a.k.a. Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Beyond shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of a.k.a. Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Beyond and a.k.a. Brands”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Beyond | $1.39 billion | 0.19 | -$307.84 million | ($5.50) | -0.92 |
| a.k.a. Brands | $574.70 million | 0.23 | -$98.89 million | ($2.46) | -4.99 |
a.k.a. Brands has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Profitability
This table compares Beyond and a.k.a. Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Beyond | -22.82% | -69.32% | -35.45% |
| a.k.a. Brands | -5.41% | -20.82% | -7.69% |
Summary
a.k.a. Brands beats Beyond on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Beyond
Beyond, Inc. operates as an online retailer of furniture and home furnishings products in the United States and Canada. The company offers furniture, bedding and bath, patio and outdoor gear, area rugs, tabletop and cookware, décor, storage and organization, small appliances, home improvement, and other products under the Bed Bath & Beyond brand. The company provides its products and services through its e-commerce platform accessible through its mobile application, which includes bedbathandbeyond.com, bedbathandbeyond.ca, and overstockgovernment.com. It also offers businesses advertising products or services on its website; Marketplace, a service that allows its partners to sell their products through third party sites; product sales to international customers using third party logistics providers; and Supplier Oasis, a singular integration point that enables partners to manage their products, inventory, and sales channels, as well as access multi-channel fulfillment services through its distribution network. The company was formerly known as Overstock.com, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond, Inc. in November 2023. Beyond, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Midvale, Utah.
About a.k.a. Brands
a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. operates a portfolio of online fashion brands in the United States, Australia, and internationally. The company offers streetwear apparel, dresses, tops, bottoms, shoes, headwear, and accessories through its online stores under the Princess Polly, Petal & Pup, Culture Kings, and mnml brands. It also operates physical stores under the Culture Kings brand. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
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