Comparing Lulu’s Fashion Lounge (LVLU) & The Competition

Lulu’s Fashion Lounge (NASDAQ:LVLU) is one of 285 public companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Lulu’s Fashion Lounge to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Lulu’s Fashion Lounge and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lulu’s Fashion Lounge	-4.15%	-3,112.77%	-11.11%
Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Competitors	-3.59%	-28.53%	3.21%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Lulu’s Fashion Lounge and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lulu’s Fashion Lounge	1	0	0	0	1.00
Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Competitors	3707	15638	21657	594	2.46

As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 5.22%. Given Lulu’s Fashion Lounge’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lulu’s Fashion Lounge has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Lulu’s Fashion Lounge and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lulu’s Fashion Lounge	$282.28 million	-$13.71 million	-2.60
Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Competitors	$7.06 billion	$386.51 million	31.37

Lulu’s Fashion Lounge’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Lulu’s Fashion Lounge. Lulu’s Fashion Lounge is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

73.8% of Lulu’s Fashion Lounge shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Lulu’s Fashion Lounge shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Lulu’s Fashion Lounge has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lulu’s Fashion Lounge’s competitors have a beta of 1.91, meaning that their average stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lulu’s Fashion Lounge competitors beat Lulu’s Fashion Lounge on 12 of the 13 factors compared.

About Lulu’s Fashion Lounge

Lulu’s Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. is an online retailer of women’s fashion that sells through its Lulus.com website. Its assortment includes apparel, footwear and accessories, with products for everyday wear as well as occasions such as weddings and other events. The business traces its roots to a clothing boutique founded in Chico, California, in 1996. It later expanded into e-commerce, building its business around online shopping and its Lulus brand. Lulu’s serves customers primarily in the United States and also reaches shoppers in international markets through its online platform.