Destination XL Group (DXLG) Competitors

Children's Place (NASDAQ:PLCE) and Destination XL Group (NASDAQ:DXLG) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is PLCE or DXLG more profitable?

Destination XL Group has a net margin of 3.11% compared to Children's Place's net margin of -10.52%. Destination XL Group's return on equity of 11.10% beat Children's Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Children's Place	-10.52%	-4,732.98%	-7.12%
Destination XL Group	3.11%	11.10%	4.54%

Does the media refer more to PLCE or DXLG?

In the previous week, Children's Place had 2 more articles in the media than Destination XL Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Children's Place and 4 mentions for Destination XL Group. Destination XL Group's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Children's Place's score of 0.28 indicating that Destination XL Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Children's Place	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Destination XL Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PLCE or DXLG?

Destination XL Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Children's Place. Children's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Destination XL Group, 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
Children's Place	$1.60B	0.11	-$154.54M	-$12.71	-1.10
Destination XL Group	$521.82M	0.32	$27.85M	$0.24	11.83

Which has more volatility & risk, PLCE or DXLG?

Children's Place has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Destination XL Group has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PLCE or DXLG?

73.5% of Destination XL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Children's Place shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Destination XL Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend PLCE or DXLG?

Children's Place currently has a consensus price target of $11.33, indicating a potential downside of 19.28%. Destination XL Group has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.24%. Given Destination XL Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Destination XL Group is more favorable than Children's Place.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Children's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Destination XL Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PLCE or DXLG?

Children's Place received 667 more outperform votes than Destination XL Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.07% of users gave Children's Place an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave Destination XL Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Children's Place	Outperform Votes 684 62.07%	Underperform Votes 418 37.93%
Destination XL Group	Outperform Votes 17 56.67%	Underperform Votes 13 43.33%

Summary

Destination XL Group beats Children's Place on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.