Destination XL Group (DXLG) Competitors

Destination XL Group (NASDAQ:DXLG) and BARK (NYSE:BARK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, DXLG or BARK?

Destination XL Group has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BARK has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DXLG or BARK?

73.5% of Destination XL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.8% of BARK shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of Destination XL Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of BARK 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.

Does the media prefer DXLG or BARK?

In the previous week, BARK had 13 more articles in the media than Destination XL Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for BARK and 1 mentions for Destination XL Group. BARK's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Destination XL Group's score of 0.00 indicating that BARK is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Destination XL Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BARK	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is DXLG or BARK more profitable?

Destination XL Group has a net margin of 1.98% compared to BARK's net margin of -6.47%. Destination XL Group's return on equity of 7.21% beat BARK's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Destination XL Group	1.98%	7.21%	2.91%
BARK	-6.47%	-15.34%	-6.55%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DXLG or BARK?

Destination XL Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BARK. BARK 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Destination XL Group	$467.02M	0.12	$27.85M	$0.05	20.40
BARK	$490.26M	0.44	-$37.01M	-$0.19	-6.45

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DXLG or BARK?

Destination XL Group received 3 more outperform votes than BARK when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.38% of users gave Destination XL Group an outperform vote while only 36.36% of users gave BARK an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Destination XL Group	Outperform Votes 19 59.38%	Underperform Votes 13 40.63%
BARK	Outperform Votes 16 36.36%	Underperform Votes 28 63.64%

Do analysts rate DXLG or BARK?

Destination XL Group presently has a consensus price target of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 169.61%. BARK has a consensus price target of $2.67, suggesting a potential upside of 117.69%. Given Destination XL Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Destination XL Group is more favorable than BARK.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Destination XL Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
BARK	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Destination XL Group beats BARK on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.