LightInTheBox (NYSE:LITB) and Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV) Head-To-Head Comparison

LightInTheBox (NYSE:LITB) and Savers Value Village (NYSE:SVV) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for LightInTheBox and Savers Value Village, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LightInTheBox	0	1	0	0	2.00
Savers Value Village	0	5	4	0	2.44

Savers Value Village has a consensus price target of $13.29, suggesting a potential upside of 31.22%. Given Savers Value Village’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Savers Value Village is more favorable than LightInTheBox.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

56.8% of LightInTheBox shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Savers Value Village shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.2% of LightInTheBox shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Savers Value Village shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

LightInTheBox has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Savers Value Village has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares LightInTheBox and Savers Value Village”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LightInTheBox	$224.32 million	0.21	$8.28 million	$0.48	5.47
Savers Value Village	$1.68 billion	0.93	$22.64 million	$0.40	25.31

Savers Value Village has higher revenue and earnings than LightInTheBox. LightInTheBox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Savers Value Village, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares LightInTheBox and Savers Value Village’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LightInTheBox	3.91%	-231.00%	13.47%
Savers Value Village	3.50%	15.51%	3.37%

Summary

Savers Value Village beats LightInTheBox on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LightInTheBox

LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE:LITB) is a global online retail company that sells products directly to consumers through its websites and mobile applications. The company primarily serves customers outside China and uses a cross-border e-commerce model to market merchandise sourced from manufacturers and suppliers. Its product offerings include apparel, footwear, accessories, home and garden goods, consumer electronics, beauty products, and other general merchandise. LightInTheBox also offers customized and made-to-order products in selected categories, including clothing and event-related apparel.

About Savers Value Village

Savers Value Village Inc. operates a for-profit thrift store business, selling secondhand clothing, accessories, household goods, books and other merchandise. Its stores operate under several banners, including Savers, Value Village, Village des Valeurs, Unique and 2nd Ave. The company sources much of its merchandise through relationships with nonprofit organizations. It purchases donated goods from these partners, then sorts, processes and sells items through its retail stores, helping extend the useful life of donated products while providing revenue to nonprofit partners.