Stitch Fix (NASDAQ:SFIX – Get Free Report) and FIGS (NYSE:FIGS – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
71.0% of Stitch Fix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of FIGS shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.1% of Stitch Fix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of FIGS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Stitch Fix and FIGS”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Stitch Fix | $1.27 billion | 0.56 | -$28.74 million | ($0.16) | -33.25 |
| FIGS | $555.56 million | 3.65 | $2.72 million | $0.10 | 123.30 |
FIGS has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stitch Fix. Stitch Fix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FIGS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Stitch Fix has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FIGS has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Stitch Fix and FIGS, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Stitch Fix | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| FIGS | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.33 |
Stitch Fix presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.78%. FIGS has a consensus target price of $9.70, suggesting a potential downside of 21.33%. Given Stitch Fix’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Stitch Fix is more favorable than FIGS.
Profitability
This table compares Stitch Fix and FIGS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Stitch Fix | -2.23% | -14.38% | -5.88% |
| FIGS | 3.03% | 4.50% | 3.37% |
Summary
FIGS beats Stitch Fix on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Stitch Fix
Stitch Fix, Inc. sells a range of apparel, shoes, and accessories for men, women, and kids through its website and mobile application in the United States and the United Kingdom. It offers denim, dresses, blouses, skirts, shoes, jewelry, and handbags under the Stitch Fix brand. The company was formerly known as rack habit inc. and changed its name to Stitch Fix, Inc. in October 2011. Stitch Fix, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About FIGS
FIGS, Inc. operates as a direct-to-consumer healthcare apparel and lifestyle company in the United States and internationally. It designs and sells healthcare apparel and scrubwear and non-scrubwear offerings, such as outerwear, underscrubs, footwear, compression socks, lab coats, loungewear, and other apparel. It also offers sports bras, performance leggings, tops, super-soft pima cotton tops, vests, fleeces, and jackets; necessities, scrub caps, lanyards, badge reels, tote bags, baseball caps, and beanies. The company markets and sells its products to healthcare professionals through its direct-to-consumer digital platform comprising website, mobile app, and B2B business, as well as retail store. FIGS, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. FIGS, Inc.
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