Xcel Brands (XELB) Competitors

Xcel Brands (NASDAQ:XELB) and Mesa Royalty Trust (NYSE:MTR) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer XELB or MTR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xcel Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Mesa Royalty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor XELB or MTR?

In the previous week, Xcel Brands had 2 more articles in the media than Mesa Royalty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Xcel Brands and 0 mentions for Mesa Royalty Trust. Mesa Royalty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Xcel Brands' score of 0.62 indicating that Mesa Royalty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Xcel Brands	Positive
Mesa Royalty Trust	Positive

Is XELB or MTR more profitable?

Mesa Royalty Trust has a net margin of 80.08% compared to Xcel Brands' net margin of -399.74%. Mesa Royalty Trust's return on equity of 12.55% beat Xcel Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xcel Brands	-399.74%	-19.43%	-10.45%
Mesa Royalty Trust	80.08%	12.55%	12.25%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, XELB or MTR?

Mesa Royalty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xcel Brands. Xcel Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mesa Royalty Trust, 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
Xcel Brands	$8.26M	0.40	-$22.40M	-$9.74	-0.14
Mesa Royalty Trust	$650K	16.04	$460K	$0.21	26.69

Which has more volatility and risk, XELB or MTR?

Xcel Brands has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mesa Royalty Trust has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in XELB or MTR?

18.6% of Xcel Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.7% of Mesa Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.3% of Xcel Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Mesa Royalty Trust beats Xcel Brands on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.