Duluth (DLTH) Competitors

Duluth (NASDAQ:DLTH) and Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Is DLTH or ZUMZ more profitable?

Duluth has a net margin of -5.26% compared to Zumiez's net margin of -5.60%. Zumiez's return on equity of -2.67% beat Duluth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duluth	-5.26%	-7.28%	-3.07%
Zumiez	-5.60%	-2.67%	-1.34%

Do analysts prefer DLTH or ZUMZ?

Duluth currently has a consensus price target of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 43.23%. Zumiez has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 107.30%. Given Zumiez's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Zumiez is more favorable than Duluth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duluth	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Zumiez	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DLTH or ZUMZ?

Duluth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zumiez. Duluth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zumiez, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Duluth	$612.65M	0.10	-$9.36M	-$1.58	-1.22
Zumiez	$896.16M	0.26	-$62.61M	$0.01	1,206.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DLTH or ZUMZ?

Zumiez received 220 more outperform votes than Duluth when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.39% of users gave Duluth an outperform vote while only 47.84% of users gave Zumiez an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Duluth	Outperform Votes 355 62.39%	Underperform Votes 214 37.61%
Zumiez	Outperform Votes 575 47.84%	Underperform Votes 627 52.16%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DLTH or ZUMZ?

24.4% of Duluth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.4% of Zumiez shares are held by institutional investors. 42.9% of Duluth shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of Zumiez shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, DLTH or ZUMZ?

Duluth has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zumiez has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DLTH or ZUMZ?

In the previous week, Zumiez had 8 more articles in the media than Duluth. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Zumiez and 27 mentions for Duluth. Zumiez's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Duluth's score of 0.15 indicating that Zumiez is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Duluth	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Zumiez	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Zumiez beats Duluth on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.