Xcel Brands (XELB) Competitors

Xcel Brands (NASDAQ:XELB) and Royalty Management (NASDAQ:RMCO) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XELB or RMCO?

Xcel Brands received 234 more outperform votes than Royalty Management when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xcel Brands	Outperform Votes 234 49.68%	Underperform Votes 237 50.32%
Royalty Management	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer XELB or RMCO?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xcel Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Royalty Management	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals believe in XELB or RMCO?

18.6% of Xcel Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.2% of Royalty Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.4% of Xcel Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Royalty Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, XELB or RMCO?

Xcel Brands has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royalty Management has a beta of -0.3, meaning that its stock price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer XELB or RMCO?

In the previous week, Xcel Brands had 2 more articles in the media than Royalty Management. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Xcel Brands and 2 mentions for Royalty Management. Royalty Management's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Xcel Brands' score of 0.97 indicating that Royalty Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Xcel Brands	Positive
Royalty Management	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, XELB or RMCO?

Royalty Management has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xcel Brands.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xcel Brands	$17.75M	0.95	-$21.05M	-$1.09	-0.66
Royalty Management	$360K	45.11	-$2.07M	N/A	N/A

Is XELB or RMCO more profitable?

Royalty Management has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Xcel Brands' net margin of -156.27%. Xcel Brands' return on equity of -21.92% beat Royalty Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xcel Brands	-156.27%	-21.92%	-15.42%
Royalty Management	N/A	-67.17%	-18.03%

Summary

Xcel Brands beats Royalty Management on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.