Xcel Brands (XELB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Xcel Brands, Inc. is a brand-management and media company that develops, acquires, markets and licenses consumer brands. The company focuses on lifestyle categories including fashion, accessories, jewelry, home goods and beauty products, using a combination of licensing, direct-to-consumer commerce, retail distribution and media-driven marketing.

Xcel’s portfolio has included brands associated with designers and personalities such as Isaac Mizrahi and Judith Ripka. The company works with retail and manufacturing partners to design, produce and distribute branded merchandise, while also supporting product launches through television, digital content, social media and livestream shopping. Its business model is intended to extend brands across multiple product categories and sales channels.

Founded in 2011, Xcel Brands serves consumers primarily through North American retail and e-commerce channels, with licensing arrangements that can provide international distribution. Robert W. D’Loren is the company’s chairman and chief executive officer. Brand ownership, licensing arrangements and product offerings may change as Xcel develops its portfolio and pursues new commercial opportunities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.86 to $0.90
• 50-Day Range: $0.70 to $1.61
• 52-Week Range: $0.63 to $2.66
• Volume: 3,070 shs
• Average Volume: 155,902 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.58 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $3.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Xcel Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Xcel Brands scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Xcel Brands has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Xcel Brands has a consensus price target of $3.00, representing about 244.4% upside from its current price of $0.87.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Xcel Brands has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Xcel Brands are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.44) to ($0.48) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Xcel Brands is -0.26, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Xcel Brands is -0.26, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Xcel Brands has a P/B Ratio of 0.33. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.69% of the float of Xcel Brands has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Xcel Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.18, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Xcel Brands has recently increased by 39.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Xcel Brands does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Xcel Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Xcel Brands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $33,965.00 in company stock, which represents 0.5944% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Xcel Brands insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $33,965.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

29.47% of the stock of Xcel Brands is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

18.55% of the stock of Xcel Brands is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 9/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
• Sub-Industry: Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:XELB
• CIK: 1083220
• Web: www.xcelbrands.com
• Phone: (347) 727-2474
• Fax: 347-572-0456
• Employees: 80
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Xcel Brands: $3.00
• High Price Target: $3.00
• Low Price Target: $3.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +252.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.39)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$17.46 million
• Net Margins: -343.68%
• Pretax Margin: -344.83%
• Return on Equity: -109.17%
• Return on Assets: -42.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.87
• Current Ratio: 0.28
• Quick Ratio: 0.28

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.94 million
• Price / Sales: 1.13
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.68 per share
• Price / Book: 0.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,560,000
• Free Float: 4,627,000
• Market Cap: $5.58 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.25