Duluth (DLTH) Competitors

Torrid (NYSE:CURV) and Duluth (NASDAQ:DLTH) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, CURV or DLTH?

Torrid has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Duluth has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CURV or DLTH more profitable?

Torrid has a net margin of 0.92% compared to Duluth's net margin of -8.68%. Torrid's return on equity of -5.31% beat Duluth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Torrid	0.92%	-5.31%	2.08%
Duluth	-8.68%	-14.31%	-5.48%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CURV or DLTH?

81.8% of Torrid shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Duluth shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Torrid shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 42.9% of Duluth shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CURV or DLTH?

Torrid currently has a consensus target price of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 73.04%. Duluth has a consensus target price of $2.75, indicating a potential upside of 23.87%. Given Torrid's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Torrid is more favorable than Duluth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Torrid	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Duluth	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer CURV or DLTH?

In the previous week, Duluth had 15 more articles in the media than Torrid. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Duluth and 2 mentions for Torrid. Duluth's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Torrid's score of 0.00 indicating that Duluth is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Torrid	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Duluth	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CURV or DLTH?

Torrid has higher revenue and earnings than Duluth. Duluth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Torrid, 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
Torrid	$1.10B	0.26	$16.32M	$0.10	27.45
Duluth	$626.63M	0.13	-$43.67M	-$1.58	-1.41

Summary

Torrid beats Duluth on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.