Hour Loop (HOUR) Competitors

Hour Loop (NASDAQ:HOUR) and QVC Group (NASDAQ:QVCGB) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, HOUR or QVCGB?

Hour Loop has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QVC Group has a beta of -0.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HOUR or QVCGB more profitable?

Hour Loop has a net margin of 0.56% compared to QVC Group's net margin of 0.00%. Hour Loop's return on equity of 12.49% beat QVC Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hour Loop	0.56%	12.49%	3.28%
QVC Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer HOUR or QVCGB?

In the previous week, Hour Loop had 8 more articles in the media than QVC Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hour Loop and 1 mentions for QVC Group. QVC Group's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Hour Loop's score of 0.84 indicating that QVC Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hour Loop	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
QVC Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HOUR or QVCGB?

0.3% of Hour Loop shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of QVC Group shares are held by institutional investors. 95.0% of Hour Loop shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, HOUR or QVCGB?

Hour Loop has higher earnings, but lower revenue than QVC Group. QVC Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hour Loop, 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
Hour Loop	$138.25M	0.45	$660K	$0.03	58.50
QVC Group	$9.80B	0.03	-$3.66B	-$453.46	-0.07

Summary

Hour Loop beats QVC Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.