Head-To-Head Comparison: Torrid (NYSE:CURV) vs. JD Sports Fashion (OTCMKTS:JDSPY)

JD Sports Fashion (OTCMKTS:JDSPY) and Torrid (NYSE:CURV) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares JD Sports Fashion and Torrid”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JD Sports Fashion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Torrid	$1.13 billion	0.36	$11.62 million	$0.11	35.27

Torrid has higher revenue and earnings than JD Sports Fashion.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for JD Sports Fashion and Torrid, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JD Sports Fashion	0	0	0	0	N/A
Torrid	1	2	2	0	2.20

Torrid has a consensus target price of $6.13, indicating a potential upside of 57.86%. Given Torrid’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Torrid is more favorable than JD Sports Fashion.

Profitability

This table compares JD Sports Fashion and Torrid’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JD Sports Fashion	N/A	N/A	N/A
Torrid	1.21%	-6.77%	2.80%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

81.8% of Torrid shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Torrid shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Torrid beats JD Sports Fashion on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JD Sports Fashion

JD Sports Fashion plc engages in the retail of branded sports fashion and outdoor clothing, footwear, accessories, and equipment for kids, women, and men. It operates through Sports Fashion and Outdoor segments. The company also retails leisure goods, sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats, and bicycles, as well as distributes sports apparel and accessories, footwear, and apparel. It offers its products under the JD, Size?, Footpatrol, Finish Line, Shoe Palace, DTLR, Livestock, Sprinter, Sport Zone, Sizeer, JD Gyms, Tessuti, Scotts, Go Outdoors, Blacks, Millets, Tiso, Ultimate Outdoors, Fishing Republic, and Naylors brands. The company also operates online business. In addition, it licenses fashion brands and operates fitness centers; operates as online own label women's fashion retailer; and manufactures and distributes professional fitness equipment. The company has operations in the United Kingdom, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain and the Canary Islands, Sweden, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Bury, the United Kingdom. JD Sports Fashion plc is a subsidiary of Pentland Group Limited.

About Torrid

Torrid Holdings Inc. operates in women’s plus-size apparel and intimates market in North America. The company designs, develops, and merchandises its products under the Torrid, Torrid Curve, CURV, and Lovesick brand names. It is involved in the sale of tops, bottoms, dresses, denims, activewear, intimates, sleep wear, swim wear, and outerwear products; and non-apparel products comprising accessories, footwear, and beauty products. The company sells its products directly to consumers through its e-commerce platform and its physical stores. Torrid Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in City Of Industry, California.