Analyzing Digital Brands Group (DBGI) and Its Peers

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

Insider & Institutional 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 insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Digital Brands Group has a beta of -0.09, indicating 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, indicating that their average stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations 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	3689	15626	21649	593	2.46

As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 5.33%. Given Digital Brands Group’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Digital Brands Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

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%	-13.78%	3.24%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Digital Brands Group	$5.78 million	-$28.25 million	-0.00
Digital Brands Group Competitors	$7.30 billion	$386.51 million	30.93

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.

Summary

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

About Digital Brands Group

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.