Destination XL Group (DXLG) Competitors

Destination XL Group (NASDAQ:DXLG) and Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is DXLG or BBW more profitable?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has a net margin of 10.58% compared to Destination XL Group's net margin of 1.98%. Build-A-Bear Workshop's return on equity of 38.35% beat Destination XL Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Destination XL Group	1.98%	7.21%	2.91%
Build-A-Bear Workshop	10.58%	38.35%	17.82%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DXLG or BBW?

Build-A-Bear Workshop has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Destination XL Group. Build-A-Bear Workshop 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
Destination XL Group	$521.82M	0.29	$27.85M	$0.15	18.40
Build-A-Bear Workshop	$486.11M	1.08	$52.81M	$3.76	10.41

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DXLG or BBW?

Build-A-Bear Workshop received 390 more outperform votes than Destination XL Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.39% of users gave Build-A-Bear Workshop an outperform vote while only 58.06% of users gave Destination XL Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Destination XL Group	Outperform Votes 18 58.06%	Underperform Votes 13 41.94%
Build-A-Bear Workshop	Outperform Votes 408 62.39%	Underperform Votes 246 37.61%

Does the media refer more to DXLG or BBW?

In the previous week, Build-A-Bear Workshop had 4 more articles in the media than Destination XL Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop and 5 mentions for Destination XL Group. Build-A-Bear Workshop's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Destination XL Group's score of 0.36 indicating that Build-A-Bear Workshop is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Destination XL Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Build-A-Bear Workshop	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, DXLG or BBW?

Destination XL Group has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DXLG or BBW?

73.5% of Destination XL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of Destination XL Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate DXLG or BBW?

Destination XL Group presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Build-A-Bear Workshop has a consensus price target of $52.50, indicating a potential upside of 34.15%. Given Build-A-Bear Workshop's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Build-A-Bear Workshop is more favorable than Destination XL Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Destination XL Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Build-A-Bear Workshop	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Build-A-Bear Workshop beats Destination XL Group on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.