PLBY Group (PLBY) Competitors

PLBY Group (NASDAQ:PLBY) and Lee Enterprises (NYSE:LEE) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is PLBY or LEE more profitable?

Lee Enterprises has a net margin of -2.88% compared to PLBY Group's net margin of -66.97%. Lee Enterprises' return on equity of -112.98% beat PLBY Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PLBY Group	-66.97%	-406.14%	-25.16%
Lee Enterprises	-2.88%	-112.98%	-2.56%

Does the media favor PLBY or LEE?

In the previous week, Lee Enterprises had 5 more articles in the media than PLBY Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lee Enterprises and 1 mentions for PLBY Group. Lee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of -0.04 beat PLBY Group's score of -1.11 indicating that Lee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PLBY Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Lee Enterprises	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PLBY or LEE?

32.5% of PLBY Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 28.8% of PLBY Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Lee Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer PLBY or LEE?

PLBY Group currently has a consensus price target of $2.35, indicating a potential upside of 107.96%. Given PLBY Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PLBY Group is more favorable than Lee Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PLBY Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Lee Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLBY or LEE?

Lee Enterprises received 176 more outperform votes than PLBY Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.04% of users gave PLBY Group an outperform vote while only 62.61% of users gave Lee Enterprises an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PLBY Group	Outperform Votes 35 66.04%	Underperform Votes 18 33.96%
Lee Enterprises	Outperform Votes 211 62.61%	Underperform Votes 126 37.39%

Which has more volatility & risk, PLBY or LEE?

PLBY Group has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lee Enterprises has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PLBY or LEE?

Lee Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than PLBY Group. Lee Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PLBY 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
PLBY Group	$142.95M	0.71	-$180.42M	-$0.96	-1.18
Lee Enterprises	$691.14M	0.14	-$5.27M	-$2.99	-5.38

Summary

PLBY Group and Lee Enterprises tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.