Tilly's (TLYS) Competitors $1.52 -0.04 (-2.24%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.51 -0.01 (-0.98%) As of 08/7/2025 04:43 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 superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$569.45M0.08-$46.23M-$1.62-0.94Designer Brands$3.01B0.05-$10.55M-$0.68-4.29 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 analysts recommend TLYS or DBI? Tilly's presently has a consensus price target of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 47.54%. Designer Brands has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.07%. Given Tilly's' higher possible upside, equities 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 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TLYS or DBI? 76.4% of Tilly's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Designer Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Tilly's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of Designer Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to TLYS or DBI? In the previous week, Designer Brands had 7 more articles in the media than Tilly's. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Designer Brands and 5 mentions for Tilly's. Tilly's' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Designer Brands' score of 0.20 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Designer Brands 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, TLYS or DBI? Tilly's has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Designer Brands has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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$47.04M$7.51B$26.90B$20.70BDividend YieldN/A2.90%174.24%3.67%P/E Ratio-0.9470.1129.2028.65Price / Sales0.081.222.6168.99Price / CashN/A17.2459.4623.59Price / Book0.462.885.554.32Net Income-$46.23M$372.41M$877.46M$995.66M7 Day Performance-10.29%3.72%1.92%1.91%1 Month Performance3.74%0.37%-1.05%-0.54%1 Year Performance-67.20%3.87%21.73%14.76% Tilly's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TLYSTilly's3.7002 of 5 stars$1.53-2.2%$2.25+47.5%-65.8%$47.04M$569.45M-0.945,619Gap UpDBIDesigner Brands4.2088 of 5 stars$3.39+2.7%$3.50+3.2%-58.6%$161.12M$3.01B-4.9914,000Gap UpPLCEChildren's Place0.8231 of 5 stars$5.44flat$6.00+10.3%-37.1%$120.59M$1.39B-1.747,900CATOCato0.6315 of 5 stars$3.00-1.3%N/A-41.5%$60M$649.81M-2.227,000Upcoming EarningsTJXTJX Companies4.536 of 5 stars$125.28-0.9%$141.06+12.6%+22.2%$141.25B$56.36B29.48364,000Positive NewsROSTRoss Stores4.5125 of 5 stars$140.82+1.8%$159.06+13.0%+6.5%$45.24B$21.13B22.25107,000Positive NewsURBNUrban Outfitters3.8933 of 5 stars$77.72+2.8%$75.00-3.5%+100.2%$6.78B$5.55B16.2629,000ANFAbercrombie & Fitch2.8423 of 5 stars$98.66+6.8%$111.88+13.4%-21.4%$4.40B$4.95B9.7139,200Positive NewsBKEBuckle2.9395 of 5 stars$50.19+2.3%$41.00-18.3%+33.3%$2.51B$1.22B12.908,000Positive NewsFLFoot Locker3.0756 of 5 stars$25.65+0.6%$21.20-17.3%-9.5%$2.43B$7.99B-6.8047,306AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.4428 of 5 stars$12.08+2.9%$14.70+21.7%-37.3%$2.03B$5.33B12.3344,000Gap UpHigh Trading Volume 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersProtect Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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