Digital Brands Group (DBGI) & Its Competitors Critical Contrast

Digital Brands Group (NASDAQ:DBGI) is one of 285 publicly-traded companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Digital Brands Group to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Digital Brands Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Digital Brands Group	-768.25%	-561.70%	-90.27%
Digital Brands Group Competitors	-3.59%	-28.53%	3.21%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Digital Brands Group and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Digital Brands Group	$7.38 million	-$28.25 million	-0.00
Digital Brands Group Competitors	$7.06 billion	$386.51 million	31.37

Digital Brands Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Digital Brands Group. Digital Brands Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Digital Brands Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Digital Brands Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Digital Brands Group Competitors	3701	15637	21656	594	2.46

As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 5.22%. Given Digital Brands Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Digital Brands Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility and Risk

Digital Brands Group has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Digital Brands Group’s peers have a beta of 1.91, meaning that their average stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.6% of Digital Brands Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Digital Brands Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Digital Brands Group peers beat Digital Brands Group on 13 of the 13 factors compared.

Digital Brands Group Company Profile

Digital Brands Group, Inc. is a direct-to-consumer lifestyle apparel company that develops, acquires and operates digitally focused fashion brands. Its business has centered on selling clothing and accessories through company-operated e-commerce platforms, supported by wholesale distribution and other retail channels. The company’s brand portfolio has included DSTLD, a premium denim and essentials label; Bailey 44, a women’s contemporary apparel brand; and Stateside, which offers luxury casualwear and basics.