Reviewing RealReal (REAL) and Its Rivals

RealReal (NASDAQ:REAL) is one of 28 publicly-traded companies in the “Miscellaneous retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare RealReal to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

64.7% of RealReal shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of RealReal shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for RealReal and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RealReal	0	3	2	0	2.40
RealReal Competitors	120	539	459	6	2.31

RealReal currently has a consensus target price of $3.60, suggesting a potential downside of 6.25%. As a group, “Miscellaneous retail” companies have a potential upside of 1.15%. Given RealReal’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RealReal has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

RealReal has a beta of 2.84, indicating that its share price is 184% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RealReal’s rivals have a beta of 1.14, indicating that their average share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares RealReal and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
RealReal	$549.30 million	-$168.47 million	-2.30
RealReal Competitors	$1.94 billion	$32.37 million	9.69

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

Profitability

This table compares RealReal and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RealReal	-30.67%	N/A	-26.38%
RealReal Competitors	-22.15%	-42.09%	-4.34%

Summary

RealReal rivals beat RealReal on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About RealReal

The RealReal, Inc. operates an online marketplace for resale luxury goods in the United State. The company offers various product categories, including women's fashion, men's fashion, jewelry, and watches. It primarily sells products through online marketplace and retail stores. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.