Rent the Runway (RENT) Competitors

Rent the Runway (NASDAQ:RENT) and Destination XL Group (NASDAQ:DXLG) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media prefer RENT or DXLG?

In the previous week, Rent the Runway and Rent the Runway both had 4 articles in the media. Destination XL Group's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Rent the Runway's score of 0.63 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
Rent the Runway	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Destination XL Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RENT or DXLG?

Rent the Runway received 267 more outperform votes than Destination XL Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.14% of users gave Rent the Runway an outperform vote while only 59.38% of users gave Destination XL Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rent the Runway	Outperform Votes 286 67.14%	Underperform Votes 140 32.86%
Destination XL Group	Outperform Votes 19 59.38%	Underperform Votes 13 40.63%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RENT or DXLG?

Destination XL Group has higher revenue and earnings than Rent the Runway. Rent the Runway 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
Rent the Runway	$305.60M	0.07	-$113.20M	-$22.16	-0.24
Destination XL Group	$467.02M	0.12	$27.85M	$0.05	20.80

Do analysts prefer RENT or DXLG?

Rent the Runway currently has a consensus target price of $33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 512.24%. Destination XL Group has a consensus target price of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 164.42%. Given Rent the Runway's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rent the Runway is more favorable than Destination XL Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rent the Runway	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Destination XL Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

73.1% of Rent the Runway shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.5% of Destination XL Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Rent the Runway shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Destination XL Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, RENT or DXLG?

Rent the Runway has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Destination XL Group has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RENT or DXLG more profitable?

Destination XL Group has a net margin of 1.98% compared to Rent the Runway's net margin of -26.60%. Destination XL Group's return on equity of 7.21% beat Rent the Runway's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rent the Runway	-26.60%	N/A	-28.93%
Destination XL Group	1.98%	7.21%	2.91%

Summary

Destination XL Group beats Rent the Runway on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.