Xcel Brands (XELB) Competitors

Xcel Brands (NASDAQ:XELB) and InnSuites Hospitality Trust (NYSE:IHT) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Do analysts prefer XELB or IHT?

Xcel Brands currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.89%. Given Xcel Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Xcel Brands is more favorable than InnSuites Hospitality Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xcel Brands	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
InnSuites Hospitality Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, XELB or IHT?

InnSuites Hospitality Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Xcel Brands. InnSuites Hospitality Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xcel Brands, 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
Xcel Brands	$5.77M	0.91	-$22.40M	-$9.74	-0.22
InnSuites Hospitality Trust	$7.46M	2.05	$200K	-$0.15	-11.60

Does the media favor XELB or IHT?

In the previous week, Xcel Brands had 1 more articles in the media than InnSuites Hospitality Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Xcel Brands and 1 mentions for InnSuites Hospitality Trust. Xcel Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat InnSuites Hospitality Trust's score of 0.26 indicating that Xcel Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xcel Brands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
InnSuites Hospitality Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in XELB or IHT?

18.5% of Xcel Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.5% of InnSuites Hospitality Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 40.3% of Xcel Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 76.2% of InnSuites Hospitality Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, XELB or IHT?

Xcel Brands has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InnSuites Hospitality Trust has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is XELB or IHT more profitable?

InnSuites Hospitality Trust has a net margin of -11.56% compared to Xcel Brands' net margin of -399.74%. Xcel Brands' return on equity of -19.43% beat InnSuites Hospitality Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xcel Brands	-399.74%	-19.43%	-10.45%
InnSuites Hospitality Trust	-11.56%	-40.28%	-5.83%

Summary

Xcel Brands beats InnSuites Hospitality Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.