DAVIDsTEA (DTEA) Competitors

Krispy Kreme (NASDAQ:DNUT) and DAVIDsTEA (NASDAQ:DTEA) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, community ranking and risk.

Is DNUT or DTEA more profitable?

Krispy Kreme has a net margin of 1.64% compared to DAVIDsTEA's net margin of -10.92%. Krispy Kreme's return on equity of 0.53% beat DAVIDsTEA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Krispy Kreme	1.64%	0.53%	0.21%
DAVIDsTEA	-10.92%	-13.69%	-8.24%

Do analysts prefer DNUT or DTEA?

Krispy Kreme currently has a consensus target price of $12.29, indicating a potential upside of 148.95%. Given Krispy Kreme's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Krispy Kreme is more favorable than DAVIDsTEA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Krispy Kreme	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
DAVIDsTEA	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, DNUT or DTEA?

Krispy Kreme has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DAVIDsTEA has a beta of 2.66, suggesting that its stock price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DNUT or DTEA?

In the previous week, Krispy Kreme had 8 more articles in the media than DAVIDsTEA. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Krispy Kreme and 1 mentions for DAVIDsTEA. Krispy Kreme's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat DAVIDsTEA's score of 0.00 indicating that Krispy Kreme is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Krispy Kreme	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DAVIDsTEA	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DNUT or DTEA?

DAVIDsTEA has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Krispy Kreme. DAVIDsTEA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Krispy Kreme, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Krispy Kreme	$1.67B	0.50	-$37.92M	$0.02	246.75
DAVIDsTEA	$91.55M	0.19	$62.38M	-$0.30	-2.14

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DNUT or DTEA?

81.7% of Krispy Kreme shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of DAVIDsTEA shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Krispy Kreme shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of DAVIDsTEA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DNUT or DTEA?

DAVIDsTEA received 203 more outperform votes than Krispy Kreme when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 42.17% of users gave Krispy Kreme an outperform vote while only 39.80% of users gave DAVIDsTEA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Krispy Kreme	Outperform Votes 35 42.17%	Underperform Votes 48 57.83%
DAVIDsTEA	Outperform Votes 238 39.80%	Underperform Votes 360 60.20%

Summary

Krispy Kreme beats DAVIDsTEA on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.