Head to Head Analysis: Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) & Maisons du Monde (OTCMKTS:MDOUF)

Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) and Maisons du Monde (OTCMKTS:MDOUF) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Haverty Furniture Companies and Maisons du Monde’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Haverty Furniture Companies	4.91%	12.58%	5.96%
Maisons du Monde	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Haverty Furniture Companies and Maisons du Monde, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Haverty Furniture Companies	0	0	1	0	3.00
Maisons du Monde	0	0	0	0	N/A

Haverty Furniture Companies presently has a consensus price target of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.30%. Given Haverty Furniture Companies’ higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Haverty Furniture Companies is more favorable than Maisons du Monde.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Haverty Furniture Companies and Maisons du Monde”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Haverty Furniture Companies	$793.72 million	0.54	$56.32 million	$2.75	9.67
Maisons du Monde	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Haverty Furniture Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Maisons du Monde.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

80.6% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are owned by 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.

Summary

Haverty Furniture Companies beats Maisons du Monde on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Haverty Furniture Companies

Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of residential furniture and accessories in the United States. The company offers furniture merchandise under the Havertys brand name. It also provides custom upholstery products and eclectic looks; and mattress product lines under the Tempur-Pedic, Serta, Sealy, and Stearns and Foster names. The company sells home furnishings through its retail stores, as well as through its website. Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Maisons du Monde

Maisons du Monde S.A., through its subsidiaries, provides home and living room related products in France and internationally. The company's decorative products include bed linen products, carpets, candles, pillows and cushions, clocks, tableware, lamps, kitchen utensils, mirrors and frames, vases, storage units, curtains and net curtains, and bath products. It also provides furniture, such as sofas, chairs, beds, mattresses and bedframes, floor lamps, tables, and junior furniture; and tables and storage units comprising bookshelves, wardrobes, and cupboards, as well as outdoor furniture. In addition, the company offers warehouse logistics and order preparation services, as well as container transport services between harbor and warehouses. It provides its products under the Maisons du Monde brand. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Vertou, France.