Torrid (CURV) Competitors

ATRenew (NYSE:RERE) and Torrid (NYSE:CURV) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to RERE or CURV?

In the previous week, ATRenew had 14 more articles in the media than Torrid. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for ATRenew and 2 mentions for Torrid. Torrid's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat ATRenew's score of 0.44 indicating that Torrid is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ATRenew	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Torrid	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 RERE or CURV?

Torrid has a consensus price target of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 111.58%. Given Torrid's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Torrid is more favorable than ATRenew.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATRenew	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Torrid	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RERE or CURV?

19.3% of ATRenew shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Torrid shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of ATRenew shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Torrid shares are owned by 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 preferable valuation & earnings, RERE or CURV?

Torrid has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ATRenew. Torrid is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ATRenew, 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
ATRenew	$2.24B	0.51	-$1.13M	$0.07	66.50
Torrid	$1.10B	0.21	$16.32M	$0.10	22.45

Which has more volatility and risk, RERE or CURV?

ATRenew has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Torrid has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RERE or CURV more profitable?

Torrid has a net margin of 0.92% compared to ATRenew's net margin of 0.73%. ATRenew's return on equity of 8.91% beat Torrid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATRenew	0.73%	8.91%	6.38%
Torrid	0.92%	-5.31%	2.08%

Summary

Torrid beats ATRenew on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.