Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) and Stitch Fix (NASDAQ:SFIX) Critical Comparison
by Tristan Rich · The Markets DailyHaverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT – Get Free Report) and Stitch Fix (NASDAQ:SFIX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.
Risk and Volatility
Haverty Furniture Companies has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stitch Fix has a beta of 2.34, meaning that its share price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Haverty Furniture Companies and Stitch Fix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Haverty Furniture Companies | 2.93% | 7.15% | 3.34% |
| Stitch Fix | -0.94% | -5.75% | -2.30% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
80.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.0% of Stitch Fix shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of Stitch Fix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Haverty Furniture Companies and Stitch Fix”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Haverty Furniture Companies | $780.39 million | 0.59 | $19.73 million | $1.36 | 21.73 |
| Stitch Fix | $1.35 billion | 0.27 | -$12.61 million | ($0.10) | -27.05 |
Haverty Furniture Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stitch Fix. Stitch Fix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Haverty Furniture Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Haverty Furniture Companies and Stitch Fix, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Haverty Furniture Companies | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Stitch Fix | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Stitch Fix has a consensus price target of $3.40, indicating a potential upside of 25.69%. Given Stitch Fix’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stitch Fix is more favorable than Haverty Furniture Companies.
Summary
Haverty Furniture Companies beats Stitch Fix on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Haverty Furniture Companies
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of residential furniture and accessories in the United States. The company offers furniture merchandise under the Havertys brand name. It also provides custom upholstery products and eclectic looks; and mattress product lines under the Tempur-Pedic, Serta, Sealy, and Stearns and Foster names. The company sells home furnishings through its retail stores, as well as through its website. Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
About Stitch Fix
Stitch Fix, Inc. sells a range of apparel, shoes, and accessories for men, women, and kids through its website and mobile application in the United States and the United Kingdom. It offers denim, dresses, blouses, skirts, shoes, jewelry, and handbags under the Stitch Fix brand. The company was formerly known as rack habit inc. and changed its name to Stitch Fix, Inc. in October 2011. Stitch Fix, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.