Head-To-Head Contrast: SuperX AI Technology (NASDAQ:SUPX) versus Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT)

SuperX AI Technology (NASDAQ:SUPX) and Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares SuperX AI Technology and Haverty Furniture Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SuperX AI Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A
Haverty Furniture Companies	2.64%	6.60%	3.12%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

80.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SuperX AI Technology and Haverty Furniture Companies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SuperX AI Technology	$3.60 million	92.25	-$21.21 million	N/A	N/A
Haverty Furniture Companies	$758.99 million	0.44	$19.73 million	$1.20	17.33

Haverty Furniture Companies has higher revenue and earnings than SuperX AI Technology.

Risk & Volatility

SuperX AI Technology has a beta of -0.88, meaning that its stock price is 188% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haverty Furniture Companies has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for SuperX AI Technology and Haverty Furniture Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SuperX AI Technology	1	0	0	0	1.00
Haverty Furniture Companies	0	2	0	0	2.00

Summary

Haverty Furniture Companies beats SuperX AI Technology on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SuperX AI Technology

Supertex, Inc. is a producer of high voltage analog and mixed signal semiconductor components. The Company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), utilizing high voltage DMOS, HVCMOS and HVBiCMOS analog and mixed signal technologies. These ICs are used in the medical ultrasound imaging, light emitting diodes (LED) backlighting for monitors and liquid-crystal display (LCD) television (TVs), LED general lighting, telecommunications, printer, flat panel display, industrial and consumer product industries. It markets and sells its products through direct sales personnel, independent sales representatives and distributors in the United States and abroad, to original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) of electronic products. The Company operates in one business segment consisting of the design, development, manufacturing and marketing of high voltage analog and mixed signal integrated circuits.

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.