Head-To-Head Contrast: Hennes & Mauritz (OTCMKTS:HNNMY) and Stage Stores (OTCMKTS:SSINQ)

Stage Stores (OTCMKTS:SSINQ) and Hennes & Mauritz (OTCMKTS:HNNMY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Stage Stores and Hennes & Mauritz”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stage Stores	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hennes & Mauritz	$22.18 billion	1.27	$1.11 billion	$0.14	28.57

Hennes & Mauritz has higher revenue and earnings than Stage Stores.

Profitability

This table compares Stage Stores and Hennes & Mauritz’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stage Stores	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hennes & Mauritz	4.80%	26.34%	6.32%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Hennes & Mauritz shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Stage Stores shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Stage Stores and Hennes & Mauritz, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stage Stores	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hennes & Mauritz	0	6	0	1	2.29

Given Stage Stores’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Stage Stores is more favorable than Hennes & Mauritz.

Summary

Hennes & Mauritz beats Stage Stores on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Stage Stores

Stage Stores, Inc. operates specialty department stores primarily in small towns and rural communities in the United States. The company sells moderately priced and brand name apparel, accessories, cosmetics, footwear, and home goods through its department stores, off-price stores, and e-commerce Website, as well as through private label credit card and loyalty programs. As of September 17, 2019, it operated 625 BEALLS, GOODY'S, PALAIS ROYAL, PEEBLES, and STAGE specialty department stores; and 158 GORDMANS off-price stores. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. On May 10, 2020, Stage Stores, Inc., along with its affiliate, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The plan was later approved as Chapter 11 liquidation on August 14, 2020.

About Hennes & Mauritz

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) provides clothing, accessories, footwear, cosmetics, home textiles, and homeware for women, men, and children worldwide. It offers sportswear, shoes, bags, beauty products, activewear, jeans, and ready-to-wear; and interior products, including bed linens, dinnerware, textiles, furniture, and lighting. The company provides its products under the H&M, H&M HOME, H&M Move, H&M Beauty, COS, Weekday, Monki, & Other Stories, ARKET, Afound, and Singular Society brand names. In addition, it operates Sellpy, a broad digital platform for second-hand fashion and other products; and Creator Studio, a global platform for merchandise design and production, as well as provides solutions to extend the useful life of unwanted garments through reuse and recycling under Looper Textile name. The company offers its products through online and physical stores. H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) was incorporated in 1943 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.