Delta Apparel (DLA) Competitors

Delta Apparel (NYSE:DLA) and HWH International (NASDAQ:HWH) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and community ranking.

Which has better earnings and valuation, DLA or HWH?

HWH International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Delta Apparel.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Delta Apparel	$415.35M	0.04	-$33.21M	-$5.46	-0.47
HWH International	N/A	N/A	$550K	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer DLA or HWH?

In the previous week, Delta Apparel had 1 more articles in the media than HWH International. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Delta Apparel and 0 mentions for HWH International. Delta Apparel's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat HWH International's score of 0.00 indicating that Delta Apparel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Delta Apparel	Neutral
HWH International	Neutral

Do analysts recommend DLA or HWH?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delta Apparel	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
HWH International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is DLA or HWH more profitable?

HWH International has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Delta Apparel's net margin of -9.84%. Delta Apparel's return on equity of -10.64% beat HWH International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delta Apparel	-9.84%	-10.64%	-3.62%
HWH International	N/A	-27.08%	1.41%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DLA or HWH?

Delta Apparel and HWH International both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Delta Apparel	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 11 100.00%
HWH International	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, DLA or HWH?

Delta Apparel has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HWH International has a beta of -0.61, indicating that its share price is 161% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DLA or HWH?

74.0% of Delta Apparel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.7% of HWH International shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Delta Apparel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.5% of HWH International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Delta Apparel beats HWH International on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.