Destination XL Group (DXLG) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to DXLG or HVT.A?

In the previous week, Destination XL Group and Destination XL Group both had 2 articles in the media. Destination XL Group's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Haverty Furniture Companies' score of 0.37 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
Haverty Furniture Companies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate DXLG or HVT.A?

Destination XL Group currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 62.16%. Given Destination XL Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Destination XL Group is more favorable than Haverty Furniture Companies.

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
Haverty Furniture Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DXLG or HVT.A?

Haverty Furniture Companies received 45 more outperform votes than Destination XL Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.38% of users gave Haverty Furniture Companies an outperform vote while only 58.06% of users gave Destination XL Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Destination XL Group	Outperform Votes 18 58.06%	Underperform Votes 13 41.94%
Haverty Furniture Companies	Outperform Votes 63 62.38%	Underperform Votes 38 37.62%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DXLG or HVT.A?

Destination XL Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Haverty Furniture Companies. Destination XL Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Haverty Furniture Companies, 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	$484.95M	0.21	$27.85M	$0.15	12.33
Haverty Furniture Companies	$722.90M	0.47	$19.20M	$1.17	17.74

Which has more volatility and risk, DXLG or HVT.A?

Destination XL Group has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haverty Furniture Companies has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DXLG or HVT.A?

73.5% of Destination XL Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of Destination XL Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Haverty Furniture Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DXLG or HVT.A more profitable?

Destination XL Group has a net margin of 1.98% compared to Haverty Furniture Companies' net margin of 0.00%. Destination XL Group's return on equity of 7.21% beat Haverty Furniture Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Destination XL Group	1.98%	7.21%	2.91%
Haverty Furniture Companies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Destination XL Group beats Haverty Furniture Companies on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.