Comparing National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) & Tokyo Lifestyle (NASDAQ:TKLF)

National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE) and Tokyo Lifestyle (NASDAQ:TKLF) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

National Vision has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tokyo Lifestyle has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for National Vision and Tokyo Lifestyle, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Vision	0	5	7	0	2.58
Tokyo Lifestyle	1	0	0	0	1.00

National Vision currently has a consensus price target of $30.08, suggesting a potential upside of 71.22%. Given National Vision’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe National Vision is more favorable than Tokyo Lifestyle.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares National Vision and Tokyo Lifestyle”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Vision	$1.99 billion	0.71	$29.60 million	$0.57	30.82
Tokyo Lifestyle	$210.12 million	0.04	$6.64 million	N/A	N/A

National Vision has higher revenue and earnings than Tokyo Lifestyle.

Profitability

This table compares National Vision and Tokyo Lifestyle’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Vision	2.31%	6.41%	2.81%
Tokyo Lifestyle	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

National Vision beats Tokyo Lifestyle on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About National Vision

National Vision Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an optical retailer in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Owned & Host and Legacy. It offers eyeglasses and contact lenses, and optical accessory products; provides eye exams through its America’s Best, Eyeglass World, Vista Optical, Fred Meyer, and Vista Optical military, as well as Vision Center branded stores; and offers health maintenance organization and optometric services. National Vision Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.

About Tokyo Lifestyle

Yoshitsu Co., Ltd engages in the retail and wholesale of beauty, health, and other products. It offers beauty products, such as cosmetics comprising of foundation, powder, concealer, makeup remover, eyeliner, eye shadow, brow powder, brow pencil, mascara, lip gloss, lipstick, and nail polish; skin care products consisting of facial cleanser, whitening products, sun block, moisturizer, facial mask, eye mask, eye gel, and exfoliating; and cosmetic applicators, such as brush, puff, curler, hair iron, and shaver products. The company also provides body care products, such as shampoo, conditioner, and body wash; and fragrance products consisting of perfume and cologne for women and men. In addition, the company provides facial wash, firming lotion, astringent, and moisturizer products for men; and lip balm, lotion, shampoo, soap, and essence oil for children. Further, the company offers OTC drugs for the treatment of common ailments, such as colds, headaches, stomach pain, cough, and eye strains, as well as medical supplies and devices, including bandages, masks, thermometers, disinfectant sprays, eye masks, contact lens, and contact lens cleaners and solutions. Additionally, the company provides vitamins, minerals, fiber supplements, nutritional yeast, dietary products, and other nutritional supplements; bedding and bath products, and car supplies; and food, alcoholic beverages, and miscellaneous products. It directly operates physical stores in Japan and Hong Kong; online stores in Japan, China, and Korea; and franchise stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, as well as wholesale customers in Japan, China, the United States, and Canada. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.