Lulu’s Fashion Lounge (NASDAQ:LVLU – Get Free Report) and CarParts.com (NASDAQ:PRTS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Lulu’s Fashion Lounge and CarParts.com”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lulu’s Fashion Lounge | $282.28 million | 0.14 | -$13.71 million | ($2.94) | -4.77 |
| CarParts.com | $515.80 million | 0.10 | -$50.44 million | ($4.33) | -1.52 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
73.8% of Lulu’s Fashion Lounge shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of CarParts.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Lulu’s Fashion Lounge shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of CarParts.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Lulu’s Fashion Lounge and CarParts.com’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lulu’s Fashion Lounge | -3.17% | -946.15% | -8.73% |
| CarParts.com | -5.35% | -47.19% | -14.52% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Lulu’s Fashion Lounge and CarParts.com, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lulu’s Fashion Lounge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| CarParts.com | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
CarParts.com has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.81%. Given CarParts.com’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CarParts.com is more favorable than Lulu’s Fashion Lounge.
Volatility and Risk
Lulu’s Fashion Lounge has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CarParts.com has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CarParts.com beats Lulu’s Fashion Lounge on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Lulu’s Fashion Lounge
Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. engages in providing an online website for clothing. It offers retailing of women’s clothing, shoes, and accessories. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chico, CA.
About CarParts.com
CarParts.com, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an online provider of aftermarket auto parts and accessories in the United States and the Philippines. It offers replacement parts, such as parts for the exterior of an automobile; mirror products; engine and chassis components, as well as other mechanical and electrical parts; and performance parts and accessories. The company sells its products to individual customers through its flagship website www.carparts.com and app; online marketplaces, including third-party auction sites and shopping portals; and auto parts wholesale distributors. The company was formerly known as U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. and changed its name to CarParts.com, Inc. in July 2020. CarParts.com, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Torrance, California.
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