a.k.a. Brands (AKA) Competitors

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

Does the media favor AKA or BBW?

In the previous week, Build-A-Bear Workshop had 15 more articles in the media than a.k.a. Brands. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop and 2 mentions for a.k.a. Brands. Build-A-Bear Workshop's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat a.k.a. Brands' score of 0.00 indicating that Build-A-Bear Workshop 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)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Build-A-Bear Workshop	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, AKA or BBW?

a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AKA or BBW?

55.3% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of a.k.a. Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate AKA or BBW?

a.k.a. Brands currently has a consensus target price of $21.25, indicating a potential upside of 54.10%. Build-A-Bear Workshop has a consensus target price of $52.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.43%. Given a.k.a. Brands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe a.k.a. Brands is more favorable than Build-A-Bear Workshop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
a.k.a. Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AKA or BBW?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has lower revenue, but higher earnings than a.k.a. Brands. a.k.a. Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Build-A-Bear Workshop, 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	$574.70M	0.26	-$98.89M	-$2.46	-5.61
Build-A-Bear Workshop	$496.40M	1.01	$52.81M	$3.81	9.81

Is AKA or BBW more profitable?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a net margin of 10.58% compared to a.k.a. Brands' net margin of -5.41%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's return on equity of 38.35% 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%
Build-A-Bear Workshop	10.58%	38.35%	17.82%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AKA or BBW?

Build-A-Bear Workshop received 390 more outperform votes than a.k.a. Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.31% of users gave Build-A-Bear Workshop an outperform vote while only 26.32% of users gave a.k.a. Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
a.k.a. Brands	Outperform Votes 20 26.32%	Underperform Votes 56 73.68%
Build-A-Bear Workshop	Outperform Votes 410 62.31%	Underperform Votes 248 37.69%

Summary

Build-A-Bear Workshop beats a.k.a. Brands on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.