DAVIDsTEA (DTEA) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, DNUT or DTEA?

Krispy Kreme has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% 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 MarketBeat Community prefer DNUT or DTEA?

DAVIDsTEA received 205 more outperform votes than Krispy Kreme when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 41.25% of users gave Krispy Kreme an outperform vote while only 40.07% of users gave DAVIDsTEA an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Krispy Kreme	Outperform Votes 33 41.25%	Underperform Votes 47 58.75%
DAVIDsTEA	Outperform Votes 238 40.07%	Underperform Votes 356 59.93%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	$1.69B	0.92	-$37.92M	$0.17	53.82
DAVIDsTEA	$91.55M	0.21	$62.38M	-$0.30	-2.47

Does the media favor DNUT or DTEA?

In the previous week, Krispy Kreme had 11 more articles in the media than DAVIDsTEA. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Krispy Kreme and 1 mentions for DAVIDsTEA. Krispy Kreme's average media sentiment score of 0.43 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
DAVIDsTEA	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of DAVIDsTEA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate DNUT or DTEA?

Krispy Kreme presently has a consensus price target of $15.25, suggesting a potential upside of 66.67%. 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	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
DAVIDsTEA	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

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