LightInTheBox (LITB) Competitors

Duluth (NASDAQ:DLTH) and LightInTheBox (NYSE:LITB) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Is DLTH or LITB more profitable?

LightInTheBox has a net margin of 0.63% compared to Duluth's net margin of -8.68%. LightInTheBox's return on equity of -11.29% beat Duluth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duluth	-8.68%	-14.31%	-5.48%
LightInTheBox	0.63%	-11.29%	2.04%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DLTH or LITB?

LightInTheBox has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Duluth. Duluth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LightInTheBox, 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
Duluth	$626.63M	0.13	-$43.67M	-$1.58	-1.34
LightInTheBox	$255.29M	0.09	-$2.49M	$0.10	12.10

Which has more volatility & risk, DLTH or LITB?

Duluth has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LightInTheBox has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate DLTH or LITB?

Duluth presently has a consensus price target of $2.75, indicating a potential upside of 30.33%. Given Duluth's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Duluth is more favorable than LightInTheBox.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duluth	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
LightInTheBox	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to DLTH or LITB?

In the previous week, Duluth had 20 more articles in the media than LightInTheBox. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Duluth and 0 mentions for LightInTheBox. Duluth's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat LightInTheBox's score of 0.00 indicating that Duluth is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Duluth	Neutral
LightInTheBox	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DLTH or LITB?

24.4% of Duluth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.8% of LightInTheBox shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.9% of Duluth shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 62.2% of LightInTheBox shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

LightInTheBox beats Duluth on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.