Head to Head Comparison: Mint Incorporation (NASDAQ:MIMI) versus Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Haverty Furniture Companies and Mint Incorporation, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Haverty Furniture Companies	1	2	0	0	1.67
Mint Incorporation	1	0	0	0	1.00

Insider & Institutional Ownership

80.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Haverty Furniture Companies and Mint Incorporation”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Haverty Furniture Companies	$722.90 million	0.59	$19.96 million	$1.14	23.14
Mint Incorporation	$3.27 million	1.81	-$1.46 million	N/A	N/A

Haverty Furniture Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Mint Incorporation.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Haverty Furniture Companies	2.62%	6.34%	3.00%
Mint Incorporation	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Haverty Furniture Companies beats Mint Incorporation on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Mint Incorporation

Mint, Inc. Ltd. is a company that engages in the provision of interior design and fit works. The company offers design services including layout plans and sketches presented in the form of 3d technical drawing and design and fit out services. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.