Critical Comparison: PLBY Group (PLBY) versus The Competition

PLBY Group (NASDAQ:PLBY) is one of 28 publicly-traded companies in the “Miscellaneous retail” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare PLBY Group to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Volatility & Risk

PLBY Group has a beta of 2.53, indicating that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PLBY Group’s rivals have a beta of 1.14, indicating that their average stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares PLBY Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PLBY Group	-104.53%	-70.81%	-17.12%
PLBY Group Competitors	-22.15%	-42.09%	-4.34%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares PLBY Group and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PLBY Group	$266.93 million	-$277.70 million	-0.35
PLBY Group Competitors	$1.94 billion	$32.37 million	9.69

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for PLBY Group and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PLBY Group	0	3	2	0	2.40
PLBY Group Competitors	120	539	459	6	2.31

PLBY Group currently has a consensus price target of $2.67, indicating a potential upside of 174.24%. As a group, “Miscellaneous retail” companies have a potential upside of 0.03%. Given PLBY Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PLBY Group is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

32.5% of PLBY Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of PLBY Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are held by company 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

PLBY Group rivals beat PLBY Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

PLBY Group Company Profile

PLBY Group, Inc. operates as a pleasure and leisure company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Licensing, Direct-to-Consumer, and Digital Subscriptions and Content. It offers sexual wellness products, such as lingerie, intimates, and other adult products; style and apparel products for men and women; digital entertainment and lifestyle products; and beauty and grooming products for men and women, such as skincare, haircare, bath and body, grooming, cosmetics, and fragrance. It also owns and operates digital commerce retail platforms, such as Playboy.com, HoneyBirdette.com, Yandy.com, and LoversStores.com; and Honey Birdette and Lovers retail stores. In addition, the company licenses Playboy name, Rabbit Head Design, and other trademarks and related properties; and programming content to cable television operators and direct-to-home satellite television operators. Further, its business covers the subscription sale of PlayboyPlus.com and Playboy.tv, which are online content platforms. The company offers its products under its flagship brand Playboy. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.