Duluth (DLTH) Competitors

Duluth (NASDAQ:DLTH) and Citi Trends (NASDAQ:CTRN) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

Does the media favor DLTH or CTRN?

In the previous week, Duluth had 10 more articles in the media than Citi Trends. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Duluth and 1 mentions for Citi Trends. Citi Trends' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Duluth's score of 0.19 indicating that Citi Trends is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Duluth	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Citi Trends	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, DLTH or CTRN?

Duluth has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Citi Trends has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DLTH or CTRN more profitable?

Citi Trends has a net margin of -3.36% compared to Duluth's net margin of -5.26%. Duluth's return on equity of -7.28% beat Citi Trends' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duluth	-5.26%	-7.28%	-3.07%
Citi Trends	-3.36%	-14.43%	-4.23%

Do analysts recommend DLTH or CTRN?

Duluth presently has a consensus target price of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 47.06%. Citi Trends has a consensus target price of $33.33, suggesting a potential upside of 68.01%. Given Citi Trends' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Citi Trends is more favorable than Duluth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duluth	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Citi Trends	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DLTH or CTRN?

24.4% of Duluth shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.3% of Duluth shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Citi Trends shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, DLTH or CTRN?

Duluth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Citi Trends. Citi Trends is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Duluth, 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
Duluth	$626.63M	0.10	-$9.36M	-$1.37	-1.36
Citi Trends	$753.08M	0.23	-$11.98M	-$5.20	-3.82

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DLTH or CTRN?

Duluth received 75 more outperform votes than Citi Trends when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.83% of users gave Duluth an outperform vote while only 54.58% of users gave Citi Trends an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Duluth	Outperform Votes 355 62.83%	Underperform Votes 210 37.17%
Citi Trends	Outperform Votes 280 54.58%	Underperform Votes 233 45.42%

Summary

Duluth beats Citi Trends on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.