Live Ventures (LIVE) Competitors

Live Ventures (NASDAQ:LIVE) and Destination XL Group (NASDAQ:DXLG) are both small-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, LIVE or DXLG?

Live Ventures has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Destination XL Group has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LIVE or DXLG?

Live Ventures received 190 more outperform votes than Destination XL Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.02% of users gave Live Ventures an outperform vote while only 59.38% of users gave Destination XL Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Live Ventures	Outperform Votes 209 62.02%	Underperform Votes 128 37.98%
Destination XL Group	Outperform Votes 19 59.38%	Underperform Votes 13 40.63%

Does the media refer more to LIVE or DXLG?

In the previous week, Live Ventures had 1 more articles in the media than Destination XL Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Live Ventures and 1 mentions for Destination XL Group. Live Ventures' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Destination XL Group's score of 0.74 indicating that Live Ventures is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Live Ventures	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Destination XL Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LIVE or DXLG?

7.5% of Live Ventures shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Destination XL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.3% of Live Ventures 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is LIVE or DXLG more profitable?

Destination XL Group has a net margin of 1.98% compared to Live Ventures' net margin of -5.47%. Destination XL Group's return on equity of 7.21% beat Live Ventures' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Live Ventures	-5.47%	-11.90%	-2.38%
Destination XL Group	1.98%	7.21%	2.91%

Do analysts prefer LIVE or DXLG?

Destination XL Group has a consensus target price of $2.75, indicating a potential upside of 99.28%. Given Destination XL Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Destination XL Group is more favorable than Live Ventures.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Live Ventures	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Destination XL Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better valuation & earnings, LIVE or DXLG?

Destination XL Group has higher revenue and earnings than Live Ventures. Live Ventures 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
Live Ventures	$466.76M	0.05	-$26.68M	-$8.11	-1.02
Destination XL Group	$467.02M	0.16	$27.85M	$0.05	27.60

Summary

Destination XL Group beats Live Ventures on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.