Tilly's (TLYS) Competitors

Tilly's (NYSE:TLYS) and Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do analysts rate TLYS or DBI?

Tilly's presently has a consensus price target of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 15.62%. Designer Brands has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential downside of 6.54%. 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Designer Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to TLYS or DBI?

In the previous week, Designer Brands had 5 more articles in the media than Tilly's. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Designer Brands and 2 mentions for Tilly's. Tilly's' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Designer Brands'average media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tilly's	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Designer Brands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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%

Which has more risk & volatility, TLYS or DBI?

Tilly's has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Designer Brands has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of Designer Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tilly's	$569.45M	0.10	-$46.23M	-$1.62	-1.20
Designer Brands	$3.01B	0.06	-$10.55M	-$0.68	-5.51

Summary

Designer Brands beats Tilly's on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.