Destination XL Group (DXLG) Competitors

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

Is BARK or DXLG 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
BARK	-6.47%	-15.34%	-6.55%
Destination XL Group	1.98%	7.21%	2.91%

Which has more risk & volatility, BARK or DXLG?

BARK has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Destination XL Group has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Does the media prefer BARK or DXLG?

In the previous week, BARK had 26 more articles in the media than Destination XL Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for BARK and 1 mentions for Destination XL Group. Destination XL Group's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat BARK's score of 0.34 indicating that Destination XL Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BARK	Neutral
Destination XL Group	Very Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BARK or DXLG?

Destination XL Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BARK. Destination XL Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BARK, 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
BARK	$484.18M	0.30	-$37.01M	-$0.19	-4.48
Destination XL Group	$457.06M	0.14	$27.85M	-$0.05	-23.20

Do analysts prefer BARK or DXLG?

BARK presently has a consensus target price of $2.63, indicating a potential upside of 208.10%. Destination XL Group has a consensus target price of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 115.52%. Given BARK's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BARK is more favorable than Destination XL Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BARK	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Destination XL Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BARK or DXLG?

Destination XL Group received 2 more outperform votes than BARK when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.38% of users gave Destination XL Group an outperform vote while only 36.17% of users gave BARK an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BARK	Outperform Votes 17 36.17%	Underperform Votes 30 63.83%
Destination XL Group	Outperform Votes 19 59.38%	Underperform Votes 13 40.63%

Summary

Destination XL Group beats BARK on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.