Torrid (CURV) Competitors

Torrid (NYSE:CURV) and Victoria's Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSCO) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CURV or VSCO?

81.8% of Torrid shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Victoria's Secret & Co. shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Torrid shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Victoria's Secret & Co. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CURV or VSCO?

In the previous week, Victoria's Secret & Co. had 4 more articles in the media than Torrid. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Victoria's Secret & Co. and 3 mentions for Torrid. Victoria's Secret & Co.'s average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Torrid's score of 0.00 indicating that Victoria's Secret & Co. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Torrid	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Victoria's Secret & Co.	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CURV or VSCO more profitable?

Victoria's Secret & Co. has a net margin of 2.47% compared to Torrid's net margin of 1.35%. Victoria's Secret & Co.'s return on equity of 44.74% beat Torrid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Torrid	1.35%	-7.68%	3.13%
Victoria's Secret & Co.	2.47%	44.74%	4.42%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CURV or VSCO?

Victoria's Secret & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Torrid. Victoria's Secret & Co. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Torrid, 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
Torrid	$1.12B	0.56	$11.62M	$0.15	40.13
Victoria's Secret & Co.	$6.18B	0.35	$109M	$1.93	14.44

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CURV or VSCO?

Torrid and Victoria's Secret & Co. both received 25 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 34.72% of users gave Torrid an outperform vote while only 17.86% of users gave Victoria's Secret & Co. an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Torrid	Outperform Votes 25 34.72%	Underperform Votes 47 65.28%
Victoria's Secret & Co.	Outperform Votes 25 17.86%	Underperform Votes 115 82.14%

Which has more risk & volatility, CURV or VSCO?

Torrid has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victoria's Secret & Co. has a beta of 2.11, meaning that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CURV or VSCO?

Torrid presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential downside of 25.25%. Victoria's Secret & Co. has a consensus price target of $42.36, suggesting a potential upside of 52.03%. Given Victoria's Secret & Co.'s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Victoria's Secret & Co. is more favorable than Torrid.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Torrid	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Victoria's Secret & Co.	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Summary

Victoria's Secret & Co. beats Torrid on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.