Tilly's (TLYS) Competitors $1.46 +0.01 (+0.69%) Closing price 07/9/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.46 0.00 (-0.34%) As of 08:19 AM 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, 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 Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI) and Tilly's (NYSE:TLYS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Is DBI or TLYS 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 Designer Brands-0.97% -0.84% -0.12% Tilly's -8.69%-46.32%-13.06% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DBI or TLYS? 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 RatioDesigner Brands$3.01B0.05-$10.55M-$0.68-4.38Tilly's$569.45M0.08-$46.23M-$1.62-0.90 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DBI or TLYS? 88.8% of Designer Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Tilly's shares are held by institutional investors. 52.9% of Designer Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Tilly's shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate DBI or TLYS? Designer Brands currently has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.45%. Tilly's has a consensus target price of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 54.11%. 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 Designer Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Tilly's 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility & risk, DBI or TLYS? Designer Brands has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tilly's has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer DBI or TLYS? 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 0.95 beat Designer Brands' score of -0.35 indicating that Tilly's is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Designer Brands Neutral Tilly's Positive 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$43.72M$9.44B$26.50B$20.49BDividend YieldN/A2.96%175.56%3.74%P/E Ratio-0.9064.2429.1027.90Price / Sales0.081.225.3239.35Price / CashN/A16.7047.3222.25Price / Book0.443.005.764.59Net Income-$46.23M$372.42M$869.96M$982.91M7 Day Performance-15.66%0.42%0.41%0.11%1 Month Performance14.51%-0.39%2.78%3.55%1 Year Performance-73.55%-2.83%29.33%13.79% Tilly's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TLYSTilly's3.7412 of 5 stars$1.46+0.7%$2.25+54.1%-73.6%$43.72M$569.45M-0.905,619DBIDesigner Brands3.8643 of 5 stars$2.40-2.4%$3.50+45.8%-56.7%$120.11M$3.01B-3.5314,000PLCEChildren's Place0.4694 of 5 stars$4.43flat$6.00+35.4%-42.8%$98.20M$1.39B-1.427,900CATOCato0.5886 of 5 stars$2.78+0.7%N/A-42.3%$54.47M$649.81M-2.067,000TJXTJX Companies4.7883 of 5 stars$123.44+0.0%$141.53+14.7%+12.0%$137.83B$56.36B29.04364,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeROSTRoss Stores4.9256 of 5 stars$127.58-0.3%$159.53+25.0%-10.6%$41.83B$21.13B20.15107,000URBNUrban Outfitters4.1186 of 5 stars$72.54+4.5%$74.09+2.1%+66.9%$6.22B$5.55B15.1829,000Positive NewsANFAbercrombie & Fitch4.4068 of 5 stars$82.84+0.1%$110.63+33.5%-51.6%$3.94B$4.95B8.1539,200FLFoot Locker3.3852 of 5 stars$24.53+0.1%$21.20-13.6%+6.3%$2.33B$7.99B-6.5147,306News CoverageBKEBuckle2.96 of 5 stars$45.30-0.6%$41.00-9.5%+30.8%$2.33B$1.22B11.658,000Positive NewsAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.6528 of 5 stars$9.62-2.6%$14.70+52.8%-50.1%$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 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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