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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.

Which has more risk and volatility, DXLG or BBW?

Destination XL Group has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Build-A-Bear Workshop has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 stronger valuation & 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	0.25	$27.85M	$0.15	15.73
Build-A-Bear Workshop	$486.11M	1.06	$52.81M	$3.76	10.16

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend DXLG or BBW?

Destination XL Group currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.12%. Build-A-Bear Workshop has a consensus target price of $52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 37.39%. Given Build-A-Bear Workshop's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

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 favor DXLG or BBW?

In the previous week, Destination XL Group had 1 more articles in the media than Build-A-Bear Workshop. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Destination XL Group and 0 mentions for Build-A-Bear Workshop. Destination XL Group's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Build-A-Bear Workshop's score of 0.00 indicating that Destination XL Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Destination XL Group	Positive
Build-A-Bear Workshop	Neutral

Summary

Build-A-Bear Workshop beats Destination XL Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.