Tilly's (TLYS) Competitors $1.73 +0.13 (+8.19%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.73 0.00 (-0.06%) As of 07/3/2025 04:51 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 TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TLYS vs. DBI, PLCE, CATO, TJX, ROST, URBN, ANF, BKE, FL, and AEOShould you be buying Tilly's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Tilly's include Designer Brands (DBI), Children's Place (PLCE), Cato (CATO), TJX Companies (TJX), Ross Stores (ROST), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Buckle (BKE), Foot Locker (FL), and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO). These companies are all part of the "apparel retail" industry. Tilly's vs. Its Competitors Designer Brands Children's Place Cato TJX Companies Ross Stores Urban Outfitters Abercrombie & Fitch Buckle Foot Locker American Eagle Outfitters Tilly's (NYSE:TLYS) and Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to TLYS or DBI? In the previous week, Designer Brands had 4 more articles in the media than Tilly's. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Designer Brands and 5 mentions for Tilly's. Tilly's' average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Designer Brands' score of -0.17 indicating that Tilly's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tilly's 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Designer Brands 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer TLYS or DBI? Tilly's currently has a consensus target price of $2.25, indicating a potential upside of 29.98%. Designer Brands has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.89%. Given Tilly's' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tilly's is more favorable than Designer Brands.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tilly's 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Designer Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is TLYS or DBI more profitable? Designer Brands has a net margin of -0.97% compared to Tilly's' net margin of -8.69%. Designer Brands' return on equity of -0.84% beat Tilly's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tilly's-8.69% -46.32% -13.06% Designer Brands -0.97%-0.84%-0.12% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TLYS or DBI? 76.4% of Tilly's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Designer Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Tilly's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of Designer Brands shares are owned 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. Which has more volatility and risk, TLYS or DBI? Tilly's has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Designer Brands has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TLYS or DBI? Designer Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Tilly's. Designer Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tilly's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTilly's$569.45M0.09-$46.23M-$1.62-1.07Designer Brands$3.01B0.05-$10.55M-$0.68-4.44 SummaryDesigner Brands beats Tilly's on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Tilly's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TLYS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TLYS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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 TLYS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTilly'sRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$52.19M$7.62B$26.29B$20.63BDividend YieldN/A2.86%175.53%3.75%P/E Ratio-1.0766.6329.7728.08Price / Sales0.091.262.8454.17Price / CashN/A16.8548.5522.31Price / Book0.664.705.934.59Net Income-$46.23M$369.65M$872.48M$985.44M7 Day Performance25.89%3.22%3.94%2.78%1 Month Performance29.28%-0.23%4.86%5.41%1 Year Performance-69.79%-3.14%21.78%14.61% Tilly's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TLYSTilly's3.9805 of 5 stars$1.73+8.2%$2.25+30.0%-69.8%$52.19M$569.45M-1.075,619Positive NewsDBIDesigner Brands4.1527 of 5 stars$2.31+0.9%$3.50+51.4%-54.7%$111.81M$3.01B-3.4014,000PLCEChildren's Place0.3785 of 5 stars$3.74-3.9%$6.00+60.4%-36.9%$86.23M$1.39B-1.197,900CATOCato0.7617 of 5 stars$2.84+2.5%N/A-43.3%$54.67M$649.81M-2.107,000TJXTJX Companies4.8404 of 5 stars$124.84+1.1%$141.53+13.4%+14.1%$137.96B$56.36B29.37364,000Positive NewsROSTRoss Stores4.9295 of 5 stars$127.87+0.2%$159.53+24.8%-8.7%$41.76B$21.13B20.20107,000News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeURBNUrban Outfitters4.1387 of 5 stars$66.89-1.6%$74.09+10.8%+70.3%$6.09B$5.55B13.9929,000ANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.8511 of 5 stars$76.87-1.5%$110.63+43.9%-48.9%$3.72B$4.95B7.5739,200BKEBuckle2.9114 of 5 stars$44.41-1.9%$41.00-7.7%+31.7%$2.32B$1.22B11.428,000FLFoot Locker3.2427 of 5 stars$24.04+0.3%$21.20-11.8%+7.2%$2.28B$7.90B-6.3847,306Insider TradeAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.5666 of 5 stars$9.71-0.4%$14.70+51.4%-46.7%$1.69B$5.27B9.9144,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DBI Alternatives PLCE Alternatives CATO Alternatives TJX Alternatives ROST Alternatives URBN Alternatives ANF Alternatives BKE Alternatives FL Alternatives AEO 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 (NYSE:TLYS) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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