Tilly's (TLYS) Competitors $1.44 +0.01 (+0.35%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.46 +0.02 (+1.39%) As of 08:00 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 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTilly's$569.45M0.08-$46.23M-$1.62-0.89Designer Brands$3.01B0.05-$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) 2.00Designer 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 13 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$43.12M$7.54B$26.44B$20.85BDividend YieldN/A3.00%177.11%3.65%P/E Ratio-0.8956.6627.7626.34Price / Sales0.081.266.0659.22Price / CashN/A16.7648.2622.29Price / Book0.432.995.654.66Net Income-$46.23M$372.42M$876.41M$994.58M7 Day Performance-0.35%-1.09%-0.68%-0.29%1 Month Performance20.08%4.78%6.88%4.91%1 Year Performance-74.85%-3.80%22.45%10.53% Tilly's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TLYSTilly's3.0169 of 5 stars$1.44+0.3%$2.25+56.8%-76.6%$43.12M$569.45M-0.895,619News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownDBIDesigner Brands3.7382 of 5 stars$2.80-7.9%$3.50+25.0%-61.1%$148.43M$3.01B-4.1214,000Gap UpPLCEChildren's Place0.5962 of 5 stars$5.05+3.3%$6.00+18.8%-34.3%$108.40M$1.39B-1.617,900CATOCato0.7702 of 5 stars$2.93-1.0%N/A-45.6%$58.42M$649.81M-2.177,000TJXTJX Companies4.9507 of 5 stars$125.18-0.5%$141.53+13.1%+7.1%$140.60B$56.99B29.45364,000Positive NewsROSTRoss Stores4.8168 of 5 stars$130.77-0.6%$158.94+21.5%-11.6%$43.03B$21.13B20.66107,000Positive NewsURBNUrban Outfitters4.4045 of 5 stars$70.64-4.0%$74.09+4.9%+53.7%$6.59B$5.55B14.7829,000ANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.2273 of 5 stars$88.74-3.1%$110.63+24.7%-40.1%$4.36B$4.95B8.7339,200BKEBuckle2.6765 of 5 stars$46.92-1.6%$41.00-12.6%+18.4%$2.44B$1.22B12.068,000Ex-DividendFLFoot Locker3.7117 of 5 stars$24.75+0.1%$21.20-14.3%-4.9%$2.36B$7.99B-6.5647,306News CoverageAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.5227 of 5 stars$9.90-3.7%$14.70+48.5%-50.9%$1.78B$5.33B10.1044,000News Coverage 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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