Xcel Brands (XELB) Competitors $1.51 +0.04 (+2.72%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.48 -0.03 (-2.32%) As of 06:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock XELB vs. SFES, MTR, MKZR, MARPS, DEVS, SQFT, CMCT, GIPR, MLEC, and GSIWShould you be buying Xcel Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Xcel Brands include Safeguard Scientifics (SFES), Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR), Mackenzie Realty Capital (MKZR), Marine Petroleum Trust (MARPS), DevvStream (DEVS), Presidio Property Trust (SQFT), Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (CMCT), Generation Income Properties (GIPR), Moolec Science (MLEC), and Garden Stage (GSIW). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Xcel Brands vs. Its Competitors Safeguard Scientifics Mesa Royalty Trust Mackenzie Realty Capital Marine Petroleum Trust DevvStream Presidio Property Trust Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation Generation Income Properties Moolec Science Garden Stage Xcel Brands (NASDAQ:XELB) and Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend XELB or SFES? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Xcel Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Safeguard Scientifics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals & insiders believe in XELB or SFES? 18.6% of Xcel Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.3% of Xcel Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, XELB or SFES? Xcel Brands has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to XELB or SFES? In the previous week, Xcel Brands had 2 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Xcel Brands and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. Xcel Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Safeguard Scientifics' score of 0.00 indicating that Xcel Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Xcel Brands Positive Safeguard Scientifics Neutral Is XELB or SFES more profitable? Safeguard Scientifics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Xcel Brands' net margin of -399.74%. Xcel Brands' return on equity of -19.43% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Xcel Brands-399.74% -19.43% -10.45% Safeguard Scientifics N/A -53.75%-48.03% Which has higher valuation and earnings, XELB or SFES? Safeguard Scientifics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xcel Brands. Safeguard Scientifics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xcel Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioXcel Brands$8.26M0.45-$22.40M-$9.74-0.16Safeguard ScientificsN/AN/A-$9.83M-$0.38-2.37 SummaryXcel Brands beats Safeguard Scientifics on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Xcel Brands News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XELB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart XELB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricXcel BrandsRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.68M$8.07B$27.85B$10.24BDividend YieldN/A2.56%172.49%4.60%P/E Ratio-0.1623.6520.7226.41Price / Sales0.451.208.4186.56Price / CashN/A18.3917.5129.91Price / Book0.133.595.056.28Net Income-$22.40M$359.92M$872.22M$270.38M7 Day Performance3.42%2.24%1.21%2.70%1 Month Performance39.81%14.97%5.29%5.99%1 Year Performance-79.44%13.91%20.39%25.94% Xcel Brands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XELBXcel Brands2.7031 of 5 stars$1.51+2.7%N/A-80.1%$3.68M$8.26M-0.1680Short Interest ↓Gap DownSFESSafeguard ScientificsN/A$0.78-0.9%N/A-8.7%$13.05MN/A-1.3933Gap UpMTRMesa Royalty Trust2.2059 of 5 stars$5.55-0.4%N/A-3.6%$10.39M$650K26.43N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓MKZRMackenzie Realty CapitalN/A$5.70-1.2%N/AN/A$9.67M$15.11M0.00N/AGap DownMARPSMarine Petroleum Trust1.327 of 5 stars$4.56-0.9%N/A+15.0%$9.20M$997.98K12.322,021Negative NewsShort Interest ↑DEVSDevvStreamN/A$2.26-2.6%N/AN/A$7.76MN/A0.00N/ASQFTPresidio Property Trust2.3635 of 5 stars$4.99+2.3%N/A-19.6%$7.08M$18.92M-0.4320Positive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap DownCMCTCreative Media & Community Trust Corporation0.8066 of 5 stars$7.25+2.4%N/A-98.4%$5.59M$124.51M-0.025Negative NewsGIPRGeneration Income Properties1.8366 of 5 stars$0.94-0.6%N/A-52.0%$5.16M$9.76M-0.505Short Interest ↓MLECMoolec Science0.5244 of 5 stars$1.13-4.6%N/A-85.2%$4.76M$7.83M-0.514Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Gap DownGSIWGarden Stage0.2085 of 5 stars$0.10-1.3%N/A-95.6%$3.44M$5.47M0.0013Short Interest ↑Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SFES Alternatives MTR Alternatives MKZR Alternatives MARPS Alternatives DEVS Alternatives SQFT Alternatives CMCT Alternatives GIPR Alternatives MLEC Alternatives GSIW Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:XELB) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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