111 (YI) Competitors

a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) and 111 (NASDAQ:YI) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AKA or YI?

55.3% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of 111 shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.9% of 111 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AKA or YI more profitable?

111 has a net margin of -2.27% compared to a.k.a. Brands' net margin of -5.41%. 111's return on equity of 0.00% beat a.k.a. Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
a.k.a. Brands	-5.41%	-20.82%	-7.69%
111	-2.27%	N/A	-10.98%

Which has better earnings & valuation, AKA or YI?

111 has higher revenue and earnings than a.k.a. Brands. a.k.a. Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 111, 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
a.k.a. Brands	$564.59M	0.35	-$98.89M	-$2.89	-6.49
111	$2.11B	0.02	-$43.07M	-$0.54	-1.13

Which has more risk & volatility, AKA or YI?

a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 111 has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AKA or YI?

In the previous week, 111 had 1 more articles in the media than a.k.a. Brands. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for 111 and 1 mentions for a.k.a. Brands. 111's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat a.k.a. Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that 111 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
a.k.a. Brands	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
111	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AKA or YI?

a.k.a. Brands currently has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.00%. Given a.k.a. Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe a.k.a. Brands is more favorable than 111.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
a.k.a. Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
111	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AKA or YI?

111 received 171 more outperform votes than a.k.a. Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.69% of users gave 111 an outperform vote while only 28.79% of users gave a.k.a. Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
a.k.a. Brands	Outperform Votes 19 28.79%	Underperform Votes 47 71.21%
111	Outperform Votes 190 61.69%	Underperform Votes 118 38.31%

Summary

111 beats a.k.a. Brands on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.