Comparing Beyond (NYSE:BYON) & a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA)

Beyond (NYSE:BYON) and a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

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%

Valuation and 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	0.21	-$307.84 million	($5.50)	-1.02
a.k.a. Brands	$574.70 million	0.22	-$98.89 million	($2.46)	-4.89

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.

Risk & Volatility

Beyond has a beta of 3.91, meaning that its stock price is 291% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.3% of Beyond shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.3% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Beyond shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Beyond and a.k.a. Brands, as provided 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 price target of $9.64, suggesting a potential upside of 71.12%. a.k.a. Brands has a consensus price target of $21.25, suggesting a potential upside of 76.54%. Given a.k.a. Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe a.k.a. Brands is more favorable than Beyond.

Summary

a.k.a. Brands beats Beyond on 9 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.