Tempur Sealy International (NYSE: TPX) and Hooker Furniture Corporation (NASDAQ:HOFT) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitabiliy and institutional ownership.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Tempur Sealy International and Hooker Furniture Corporation’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tempur Sealy International | $2.98 billion | 1.09 | $434.00 million | $3.51 | 17.22 |
| Hooker Furniture Corporation | $586.26 million | 0.83 | $48.13 million | $2.38 | 17.79 |
Tempur Sealy International has higher revenue and earnings than Hooker Furniture Corporation. Tempur Sealy International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hooker Furniture Corporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Tempur Sealy International has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hooker Furniture Corporation has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Tempur Sealy International and Hooker Furniture Corporation, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tempur Sealy International | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 |
| Hooker Furniture Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Tempur Sealy International presently has a consensus price target of $60.13, suggesting a potential downside of 0.54%. Given Tempur Sealy International’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Tempur Sealy International is more favorable than Hooker Furniture Corporation.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
83.3% of Hooker Furniture Corporation shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Tempur Sealy International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Hooker Furniture Corporation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Tempur Sealy International and Hooker Furniture Corporation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tempur Sealy International | 6.69% | 617.75% | 8.15% |
| Hooker Furniture Corporation | 4.70% | 14.53% | 9.09% |
Dividends
Hooker Furniture Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Tempur Sealy International does not pay a dividend. Hooker Furniture Corporation pays out 20.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Tempur Sealy International beats Hooker Furniture Corporation on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tempur Sealy International
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. is a bedding manufacturer. The Company develops, manufactures, markets and distributes bedding products. The Company operates in two segments: North America and International. The North America segment consists of Tempur and Sealy manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in the United States and Canada. Its International segment consists of Tempur and Sealy manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees located in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. Its brand portfolio includes TEMPUR, Tempur-Pedic, Sealy, Sealy Posturepedic, and Stearns & Foster. It offers its products in over two categories, including Bedding, which includes mattresses, foundations and adjustable foundations, and Other, which includes pillows, mattress covers, sheets, cushions and various other comfort products. As of December 31, 2016, it sold its products across the globe in approximately 100 countries.
About Hooker Furniture Corporation
Hooker Furniture Corporation is a home furnishings marketing, design and logistics company offering sourcing of residential casegoods and upholstery, as well as domestically-produced leather and fabric-upholstered furniture. The Company operates through three segments: casegoods furniture, upholstered furniture and all other. The Company’s casegoods product categories include accents, home office, dining, bedroom and home entertainment furniture under the Hooker Furniture brand. Its residential upholstered seating companies include Bradington-Young, which is engaged in upscale motion and stationary leather furniture, and Sam Moore Furniture, which is engaged in upscale occasional chairs, settees, sofas and sectional seating with a focus on cover-to-frame customization. It also markets a line of imported leather upholstery under the Hooker Upholstery trade name. All other segment operates under the H Contract and Homeware brands.
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