a.k.a. Brands (AKA) Competitors

GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) and a.k.a. Brands (NYSE:AKA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.

Does the media refer more to GCT or AKA?

In the previous week, a.k.a. Brands had 1 more articles in the media than GigaCloud Technology. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for a.k.a. Brands and 2 mentions for GigaCloud Technology. a.k.a. Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat GigaCloud Technology's score of 0.23 indicating that a.k.a. Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GCT or AKA?

a.k.a. Brands received 9 more outperform votes than GigaCloud Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 84.62% of users gave GigaCloud Technology an outperform vote while only 25.64% of users gave a.k.a. Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GigaCloud Technology	Outperform Votes 11 84.62%	Underperform Votes 2 15.38%
a.k.a. Brands	Outperform Votes 20 25.64%	Underperform Votes 58 74.36%

Do analysts rate GCT or AKA?

GigaCloud Technology presently has a consensus price target of $36.67, indicating a potential upside of 196.42%. a.k.a. Brands has a consensus price target of $21.25, indicating a potential upside of 144.39%. Given GigaCloud Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GigaCloud Technology is more favorable than a.k.a. Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GigaCloud Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
a.k.a. Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GCT or AKA?

34.9% of GigaCloud Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.3% of a.k.a. Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 43.0% of GigaCloud Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of a.k.a. Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, GCT or AKA?

GigaCloud Technology has a beta of 2.12, meaning that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, a.k.a. Brands has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GCT or AKA more profitable?

GigaCloud Technology has a net margin of 11.75% compared to a.k.a. Brands' net margin of -5.41%. GigaCloud Technology's return on equity of 40.32% beat a.k.a. Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GigaCloud Technology	11.75%	40.32%	13.94%
a.k.a. Brands	-5.41%	-20.82%	-7.69%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GCT or AKA?

GigaCloud Technology has higher revenue and earnings than a.k.a. Brands. a.k.a. Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GigaCloud Technology, 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
GigaCloud Technology	$1.16B	0.43	$94.11M	$3.05	4.06
a.k.a. Brands	$574.70M	0.16	-$98.89M	-$2.46	-3.53

Summary

GigaCloud Technology beats a.k.a. Brands on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.