Tilly's (TLYS) Competitors $1.48 +0.03 (+2.00%) As of 01:10 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, FL, BKE, 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), Foot Locker (FL), Buckle (BKE), 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 Foot Locker Buckle American Eagle Outfitters Tilly's (NYSE:TLYS) and Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends. Which has better 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTilly's$569.45M0.08-$46.23M-$1.62-0.91Designer Brands$3.01B0.05-$10.55M-$0.68-4.39 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 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Designer Brands has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to TLYS or DBI? In the previous week, Designer Brands had 6 more articles in the media than Tilly's. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Designer Brands and 0 mentions for Tilly's. Tilly's' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Designer Brands' score of -0.32 indicating that Tilly's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Tilly's Positive Designer Brands Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of Designer Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate TLYS or DBI? Tilly's currently has a consensus price target of $2.25, indicating a potential upside of 53.06%. Designer Brands has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.25%. Given Tilly's' higher possible upside, equities research 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 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$44.32M$7.56B$26.29B$20.45BDividend YieldN/A2.96%175.57%3.78%P/E Ratio-0.9163.7229.0327.83Price / Sales0.081.255.3941.03Price / CashN/A16.7347.2722.26Price / Book0.442.985.764.58Net Income-$46.23M$372.42M$869.96M$982.91M7 Day Performance-8.70%0.18%0.61%0.60%1 Month Performance15.29%-0.82%2.59%3.78%1 Year Performance-73.37%-2.87%30.12%14.54% Tilly's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TLYSTilly's3.7791 of 5 stars$1.47+1.4%$2.25+53.1%-73.2%$44.32M$569.45M-0.915,619Positive NewsDBIDesigner Brands3.8589 of 5 stars$2.40-2.4%$3.50+45.8%-57.2%$120.11M$3.01B-3.5314,000PLCEChildren's Place0.4827 of 5 stars$4.43flat$6.00+35.4%-38.0%$98.20M$1.39B-1.427,900CATOCato0.7355 of 5 stars$2.78+0.7%N/A-43.4%$54.47M$649.81M-2.067,000Positive NewsTJXTJX Companies4.7522 of 5 stars$123.44+0.0%$141.53+14.7%+11.7%$137.83B$56.36B29.04364,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeROSTRoss Stores4.9411 of 5 stars$127.58-0.3%$159.53+25.0%-10.3%$41.83B$21.13B20.15107,000URBNUrban Outfitters4.1238 of 5 stars$72.54+4.5%$74.09+2.1%+61.5%$6.22B$5.55B15.1829,000Positive NewsANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.4017 of 5 stars$82.84+0.1%$110.63+33.5%-51.2%$3.94B$4.95B8.1539,200News CoveragePositive NewsFLFoot Locker3.2067 of 5 stars$24.53+0.1%$21.20-13.6%+6.7%$2.33B$7.99B-6.5147,306BKEBuckle2.9659 of 5 stars$45.30-0.6%$41.00-9.5%+29.5%$2.33B$1.22B11.658,000AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.5664 of 5 stars$9.62-2.6%$14.70+52.8%-49.4%$1.71B$5.33B9.8244,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DBI Alternatives PLCE Alternatives CATO Alternatives TJX Alternatives ROST Alternatives URBN Alternatives ANF Alternatives FL Alternatives BKE 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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