Tilly's (TLYS) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals 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.

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 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tilly's	$569.45M	0.08	-$46.23M	-$1.62	-0.89
Designer Brands	$3.01B	0.05	-$10.55M	-$0.68	-4.22

Which has more risk and volatility, TLYS or DBI?

Tilly's has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Designer Brands has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TLYS or DBI?

In the previous week, Designer Brands had 10 more articles in the media than Tilly's. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Designer Brands and 1 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Designer Brands	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 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 56.79%. Designer Brands has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.95%. Given Tilly's' higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	2.00
Designer Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

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