Lovesac (NASDAQ:LOVE – Get Free Report) and NaaS Technology (NASDAQ:NAAS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Risk & Volatility
Lovesac has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NaaS Technology has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Lovesac and NaaS Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lovesac | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
| NaaS Technology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Lovesac and NaaS Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lovesac | $697.11 million | 0.37 | $4.07 million | $0.26 | 66.90 |
| NaaS Technology | $125.14 million | 0.29 | -$62.77 million | ($87.84) | -0.04 |
Lovesac has higher revenue and earnings than NaaS Technology. NaaS Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lovesac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
91.3% of Lovesac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of NaaS Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Lovesac shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.0% of NaaS Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Lovesac and NaaS Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lovesac | 0.55% | 1.88% | 0.75% |
| NaaS Technology | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Lovesac beats NaaS Technology on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lovesac
The Lovesac Company designs, manufactures, and sells furniture. It offers sactionals, such as seats and sides; sacs, including foam beanbag chairs; and other products comprising drink holders, footsac blankets, decorative pillows, fitted seat tables, and ottomans. The company markets its products primarily through www.lovesac.com website, as well as showrooms at top tier malls, lifestyle centers, mobile concierges, kiosks, and street locations in 41 states in the United States; and in store pop-up- shops and shop-in-shops, and barter inventory transactions. The Lovesac Company was founded in 1995 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
About NaaS Technology
NaaS Technology Inc. provides electric vehicle (EV) charging services in China. The company offers integrated online EV charging solutions to charging stations, including mobility connectivity services through Kuaidian; SaaS products, such as traffic support and management, marketing, payment, chargers’ management, order management, load management, and membership management. It also provides offline EV charging solutions comprising site selection, hardware procurement, engineering, procurement, and construction, station maintenance, energy storage, and customer support services. In addition, the company offers electricity procurement services to charging stations, as well as other amenities and ancillary services, such as vending machines, massage chairs, and car wash tunnels. It serves charger manufacturers, EV OEMS, and end-users. NaaS Technology Inc. is headquartered in Beijing, China.
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