Kirkland’s (NASDAQ:TBHC) and Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) Head-To-Head Survey

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

Volatility & Risk

Kirkland’s has a beta of 2.11, meaning that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haverty Furniture Companies has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kirkland’s and Haverty Furniture Companies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kirkland’s	$441.36 million	0.06	-$23.13 million	($1.73)	-0.72
Haverty Furniture Companies	$722.90 million	0.46	$19.96 million	$1.15	18.09

Haverty Furniture Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Kirkland’s. Kirkland’s is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Haverty Furniture Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Kirkland’s and Haverty Furniture Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kirkland’s	0	0	1	1	3.50
Haverty Furniture Companies	0	1	0	0	2.00

Kirkland’s presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 260.00%. Given Kirkland’s’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kirkland’s is more favorable than Haverty Furniture Companies.

Profitability

This table compares Kirkland’s and Haverty Furniture Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kirkland’s	-6.06%	N/A	-8.47%
Haverty Furniture Companies	2.71%	6.39%	3.02%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

15.4% of Kirkland’s shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Kirkland’s shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Haverty Furniture Companies beats Kirkland’s on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kirkland’s

Kirkland’s, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of home décor and furnishings in the United States. Its stores provide various merchandise, including holiday décor, furniture, textiles, ornamental wall décor, decorative accessories, art, mirrors, home fragrance, lighting, floral, housewares, outdoor, and gifts. The company operates its stores under the Kirkland’s, Kirkland’s Home, Kirkland’s Home Outlet, Kirkland’s Outlet, and Kirkland Collection names. It also operates an e-commerce website, kirklands.com. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.

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.