LE vs. DXLG, PLCE, TJX, ROST, GPS, ANF, AEO, URBN, JWN, and BKE
Should you be buying Lands' End stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lands' End include Destination XL Group (DXLG), Children's Place (PLCE), TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), GAP (GPS), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Nordstrom (JWN), and Buckle (BKE). These companies are all part of the "family clothing stores" industry.
Lands' End (NASDAQ:LE) and Destination XL Group (NASDAQ:DXLG) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation and community ranking.
In the previous week, Lands' End had 11 more articles in the media than Destination XL Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Lands' End and 3 mentions for Destination XL Group. Lands' End's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Destination XL Group's score of -0.09 indicating that Lands' End is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Lands' End has a beta of 2.79, meaning that its share price is 179% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Destination XL Group has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Destination XL Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lands' End. Lands' End is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Destination XL Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
37.5% of Lands' End shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Destination XL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Lands' End shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Destination XL Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Lands' End received 284 more outperform votes than Destination XL Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.69% of users gave Destination XL Group an outperform vote while only 57.06% of users gave Lands' End an outperform vote.
Lands' End presently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.72%. Destination XL Group has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 17.58%. Given Lands' End's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lands' End is more favorable than Destination XL Group.
Destination XL Group has a net margin of 4.82% compared to Lands' End's net margin of -9.35%. Destination XL Group's return on equity of 19.45% beat Lands' End's return on equity.
Summary
Destination XL Group beats Lands' End on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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