Duluth (DLTH) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate DLTH or ZUMZ?

Duluth currently has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.13%. Zumiez has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.21%. Given Zumiez's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zumiez 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
Zumiez	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is DLTH or ZUMZ more profitable?

Duluth has a net margin of -5.26% compared to Zumiez's net margin of -5.60%. Zumiez's return on equity of -2.67% beat Duluth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duluth	-5.26%	-7.28%	-3.07%
Zumiez	-5.60%	-2.67%	-1.34%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DLTH or ZUMZ?

Zumiez received 220 more outperform votes than Duluth when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.96% of users gave Duluth an outperform vote while only 47.84% of users gave Zumiez an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Duluth	Outperform Votes 355 63.96%	Underperform Votes 200 36.04%
Zumiez	Outperform Votes 575 47.84%	Underperform Votes 627 52.16%

Does the media favor DLTH or ZUMZ?

In the previous week, Zumiez had 8 more articles in the media than Duluth. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Zumiez and 12 mentions for Duluth. Zumiez's average media sentiment score of -0.04 beat Duluth's score of -0.13 indicating that Zumiez is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Duluth	0 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Zumiez	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, DLTH or ZUMZ?

Duluth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zumiez. Zumiez 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	$646.68M	0.15	-$9.36M	-$0.99	-3.07
Zumiez	$875.49M	0.34	-$62.61M	-$2.57	-6.02

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DLTH or ZUMZ?

24.4% of Duluth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Zumiez shares are held by institutional investors. 35.3% of Duluth shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Zumiez shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, DLTH or ZUMZ?

Duluth has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zumiez has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Zumiez beats Duluth on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.