a.k.a. Brands (AKA) and Its Peers Head to Head Analysis

a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) is one of 285 public companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare a.k.a. Brands to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares a.k.a. Brands and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
a.k.a. Brands	$600.21 million	-$31.43 million	-3.09
a.k.a. Brands Competitors	$7.06 billion	$386.51 million	31.37

a.k.a. Brands’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than a.k.a. Brands. a.k.a. Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, a.k.a. Brands’ competitors have a beta of 1.91, suggesting that their average share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for a.k.a. Brands and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
a.k.a. Brands	1	0	0	0	1.00
a.k.a. Brands Competitors	3701	15637	21656	594	2.46

As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 5.22%. Given a.k.a. Brands’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe a.k.a. Brands has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
a.k.a. Brands	-4.78%	-24.96%	-5.80%
a.k.a. Brands Competitors	-3.59%	-28.53%	3.21%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

55.3% of a.k.a. Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 18.2% of a.k.a. Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

a.k.a. Brands competitors beat a.k.a. Brands on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

a.k.a. Brands Company Profile

a.k.a. Brands is a digital-first fashion company that develops and operates consumer brands focused primarily on younger shoppers. Its businesses sell apparel, footwear, accessories and related lifestyle products through e-commerce platforms and, for some brands, physical retail locations. The company’s portfolio has included Princess Polly, an online fashion retailer, and Culture Kings, a streetwear and lifestyle brand. a.k.a. Brands was formed in 2018 and serves customers in markets including the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom.