Comparing a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) and RDE (NASDAQ:GIFT)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for RDE and a.k.a. Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RDE	0	0	0	0	0.00
a.k.a. Brands	0	2	1	0	2.33

a.k.a. Brands has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.79%. Given a.k.a. Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe a.k.a. Brands is more favorable than RDE.

Risk and Volatility

RDE has a beta of -0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 173% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RDE	-21.08%	-76.24%	-46.38%
a.k.a. Brands	-5.41%	-20.82%	-7.69%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RDE	$97.01 million	0.27	N/A	N/A	N/A
a.k.a. Brands	$546.26 million	0.32	-$98.89 million	($2.89)	-5.66

RDE has higher earnings, but lower revenue than a.k.a. Brands.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.4% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.5% of RDE 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

a.k.a. Brands beats RDE on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RDE

RDE, Inc. owns and operates a restaurant deal space in the United States. The company operates Restaurant.com that connects digital consumers, businesses, and communities with dining and merchant deal options at approximately 182,500 restaurants and retailers to approximately 7.8 million customers. It sells discount certificates for restaurants, as well as complementary entertainment and travel offerings, and consumer products on behalf of third-party merchants. The company is based in Schaumburg, Illinois.

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.