Destination XL Group (DXLG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DXLG or HITI?

Destination XL Group received 7 more outperform votes than High Tide when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.38% of users gave Destination XL Group an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave High Tide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Destination XL Group	Outperform Votes 19 59.38%	Underperform Votes 13 40.63%
High Tide	Outperform Votes 12 46.15%	Underperform Votes 14 53.85%

Do analysts prefer DXLG or HITI?

Destination XL Group presently has a consensus target price of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 172.28%. High Tide has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 87.50%. Given Destination XL Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Destination XL Group is more favorable than High Tide.

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
High Tide	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.67

Is DXLG or HITI more profitable?

Destination XL Group has a net margin of 1.98% compared to High Tide's net margin of -0.81%. Destination XL Group's return on equity of 7.21% beat High Tide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Destination XL Group	1.98%	7.21%	2.91%
High Tide	-0.81%	-2.93%	-1.78%

Does the media favor DXLG or HITI?

In the previous week, High Tide had 2 more articles in the media than Destination XL Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for High Tide and 3 mentions for Destination XL Group. Destination XL Group's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat High Tide's score of 0.52 indicating that Destination XL Group is being referred to more favorably in the 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)	Positive
High Tide	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DXLG or HITI?

Destination XL Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than High Tide. High Tide 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	20.20
High Tide	$536.70M	0.36	-$3.19M	-$0.05	-48.00

Which has more volatility and risk, DXLG or HITI?

Destination XL Group has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, High Tide has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

73.5% of Destination XL Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.5% of High Tide shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of Destination XL Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of High Tide shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Destination XL Group beats High Tide on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.