Rent the Runway (RENT) Competitors

Rent the Runway (NASDAQ:RENT) and Kirkland's (NASDAQ:KIRK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer RENT or KIRK?

In the previous week, Rent the Runway had 4 more articles in the media than Kirkland's. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Rent the Runway and 7 mentions for Kirkland's. Rent the Runway's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Kirkland's' score of 0.24 indicating that Rent the Runway is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rent the Runway	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kirkland's	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is RENT or KIRK more profitable?

Kirkland's has a net margin of -5.92% compared to Rent the Runway's net margin of -37.96%. Rent the Runway's return on equity of 0.00% beat Kirkland's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rent the Runway	-37.96%	N/A	-35.72%
Kirkland's	-5.92%	-870.01%	-10.19%

Which has more volatility and risk, RENT or KIRK?

Rent the Runway has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kirkland's has a beta of 2.27, meaning that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RENT or KIRK?

Kirkland's received 146 more outperform votes than Rent the Runway when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.22% of users gave Kirkland's an outperform vote while only 66.90% of users gave Rent the Runway an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rent the Runway	Outperform Votes 283 66.90%	Underperform Votes 140 33.10%
Kirkland's	Outperform Votes 429 72.22%	Underperform Votes 165 27.78%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RENT or KIRK?

Kirkland's has higher revenue and earnings than Rent the Runway. Kirkland's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rent the Runway, 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
Rent the Runway	$298.20M	0.22	-$113.20M	-$33.22	-0.53
Kirkland's	$468.69M	0.05	-$27.75M	-$2.18	-0.83

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RENT or KIRK?

73.1% of Rent the Runway shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.4% of Kirkland's shares are held by institutional investors. 9.1% of Rent the Runway shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.5% of Kirkland's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate RENT or KIRK?

Rent the Runway currently has a consensus price target of $31.88, indicating a potential upside of 79.58%. Kirkland's has a consensus price target of $4.88, indicating a potential upside of 167.86%. Given Kirkland's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kirkland's is more favorable than Rent the Runway.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rent the Runway	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Kirkland's	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Kirkland's beats Rent the Runway on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.