AKA
a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.
AKA has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
GME
GameStop Corp.
GME has the edge over AKA overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
AKA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
AKA's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
GME Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable |
GME's profitability and cash flow are currently strong, and its revenue is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
AKA PE Valuation
AKA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GME PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 17x | $25.62 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $27.96 | +9.1% |
| Forward | 38x | $25.62 | — |
| Fair | 43x | $66.84 | +161% |
| Expensive | 252x | $388 | +1414% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GME's PE is in its cheap range at 17x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 38x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
AKA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
AKA has the edge over GME on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
GME Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strong decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect GME's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
AKA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.72 | -$0.26 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.48 | +$0.03 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.81 | -$0.42 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.93 | -$0.47 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.46 | +$0.46 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.51 | +$6.48 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.39 | +$6.86 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.46 | +$6.78 |
AKA is still losing money, but far less than before: $2.72 per share over the past year, against $24.10 at its worst in late 2023.
GME Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.67 | -56% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.54 | +93% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.34 | +153% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.77 | +133% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.89 | +394% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.80 | +515% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.53 | +563% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.33 | +1550% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.18 | +$0.21 |
GME has the edge over AKA on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
AKA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $161.3M | +9.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $160.1M | -0.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $132.5M | +3% |
| Q4 2025 | $164M | +3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $147.1M | -1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $160.5M | +7.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $128.7M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $159M | +6.8% |
AKA has the edge over GME on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.6% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7% | +1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3.1% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -6.6% | -4.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.2% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8% | +1.9 points |
AKA's operating margin was −2.6% last quarter, down 1.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
GME Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $790.2M | -19% |
| Q2 2026 | $835.3M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | -14% |
| Q4 2025 | $821M | -4.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $972.2M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $732.4M | -17% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3B | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | $860.3M | -20% |
GME's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $790M last quarter, down 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +13 points |
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +19 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5% | +8.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.8% | +9.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5% | +4.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.2% | +3.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.9% | -2.5 points |
GME has the edge over AKA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AKA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$7.4M | -2444% |
| Q2 2026 | $18.2M | +146% |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.4M | -$1.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$3M | -198% |
| Q3 2025 | $317K | +$7.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $7.4M | +388% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.3M | +$3.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1M | -79% |
AKA usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$7M, but it generated $1M over the past year.
GME Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $60.7M | -46% |
| Q2 2026 | $332.9M | +76% |
| Q1 2026 | $187.4M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $107M | +435% |
| Q3 2025 | $113.3M | +73% |
| Q2 2025 | $189.6M | +$304.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $158.8M | +$177.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $20M | +80% |
GME has the edge over AKA on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AKA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1% | +105K shares |
| 1 year | +2.5% | +267K shares |
| 3 years | +3% | +316K shares |
| 5 years | +3% | +326K shares |
| Available history | +16% | +1.5M shares |
AKA has the edge over GME on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $110,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $257,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $243,000 |
AKA has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
GME Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | +8.4% | +46.1M shares |
| 3 years | +94% | +288M shares |
| 5 years | +104% | +302M shares |
| Available history | +80% | +264M shares |
GME has 593M diluted shares, up 8.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | $21.8M |
| Q4 2019 | $114M |
AKA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 69.0x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 22.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 72.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 11.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 20.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 36.8x | High |
| Q3 2022 | 5.5x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 3.8x | Elevated |
AKA's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from more than 20 years a year ago.
GME Net Leverage
AKA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.3 | Oversold |
AKA's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
GME Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 68.5 | Neutral |
GME's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 69 (neutral).
AKA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
AKA has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GME PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | GME | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 18x | 7.7% below |
| PE % | 15 | 47 | 32 pts below |
GME is trading at 17x earnings, in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
AKA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.3 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.7 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 16% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.7 | 25% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 27% below |
AKA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 27% below its 200-week average.
GME Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $25.2 | 1.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $22.4 | 15% above |
| 50 week MA | $22.6 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $24.0 | 7% above |
| 200 week MA | $21.8 | 17% above |
GME has the edge over AKA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AKA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $120.0 | $104.8 | -13% |
| 2022 | $104.8 | $16.0 | -85% |
| 2023 | $16.0 | $8.05 | -50% |
| 2024 | $8.05 | $19.4 | +141% |
| 2025 | $19.4 | $11.4 | -41% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.4 | $8.82 | -22% |
AKA's yearly returns have swung widely, from +141% in 2024 to −85% in 2022. It's down 22% so far in 2026.
GME Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.48 | $5.04 | +241% |
| 2021 | $5.04 | $38.0 | +655% |
| 2022 | $38.0 | $20.1 | -47% |
| 2023 | $20.1 | $17.5 | -13% |
| 2024 | $17.5 | $32.2 | +84% |
| 2025 | $32.2 | $21.1 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $21.1 | $25.6 | +21% |
GME has the edge over AKA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.