Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SHOE) versus a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) Financial Contrast

Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SHOE) and a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Shoe Carnival and a.k.a. Brands”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shoe Carnival	$1.11 billion	0.37	$52.27 million	$0.88	16.91
a.k.a. Brands	$600.21 million	0.19	-$31.43 million	($2.48)	-4.11

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

66.1% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.3% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.6% of Shoe Carnival shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.2% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Shoe Carnival and a.k.a. Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shoe Carnival	1	1	0	1	2.33
a.k.a. Brands	1	2	1	0	2.00

Shoe Carnival presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.85%. a.k.a. Brands has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 86.27%. Given a.k.a. Brands’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe a.k.a. Brands is more favorable than Shoe Carnival.

Profitability

This table compares Shoe Carnival and a.k.a. Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shoe Carnival	2.20%	5.32%	3.08%
a.k.a. Brands	-4.43%	-20.93%	-5.17%

Volatility and Risk

Shoe Carnival has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Shoe Carnival beats a.k.a. Brands on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Shoe Carnival

Shoe Carnival, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a family footwear retailer in the United States. The company offers range of dress, casual, work, and athletic shoes, as well as sandals and boots for men, women, and children; and various accessories. The company also operates stores, and sells its products through online shopping at shoecarnival.com, as well as through mobile app. Shoe Carnival, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Evansville, Indiana.

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.