Duluth (DLTH) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DLTH or CURV?

24.4% of Duluth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Torrid shares are held by institutional investors. 42.9% of Duluth shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Torrid shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to DLTH or CURV?

In the previous week, Duluth had 16 more articles in the media than Torrid. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Duluth and 2 mentions for Torrid. Duluth's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Torrid's score of 0.00 indicating that Duluth is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Duluth	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Torrid	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, DLTH or CURV?

Duluth has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Torrid has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend DLTH or CURV?

Duluth presently has a consensus target price of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 32.21%. Torrid has a consensus target price of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 69.95%. Given Torrid's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Torrid 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
Torrid	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is DLTH or CURV more profitable?

Torrid has a net margin of 0.92% compared to Duluth's net margin of -8.68%. Torrid's return on equity of -5.31% beat Duluth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duluth	-8.68%	-14.31%	-5.48%
Torrid	0.92%	-5.31%	2.08%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DLTH or CURV?

Torrid has higher revenue and earnings than Duluth. Duluth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Torrid, 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	0.12	-$43.67M	-$1.58	-1.32
Torrid	$1.10B	0.27	$16.32M	$0.10	27.95

Summary

Torrid beats Duluth on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.