Critical Survey: PLBY Group (PLBY) versus Its Competitors

PLBY Group (NASDAQ:PLBY) is one of 29 public companies in the “Miscellaneous retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare PLBY Group to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PLBY Group and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PLBY Group	$266.93 million	-$277.70 million	-0.32
PLBY Group Competitors	$1.94 billion	$32.37 million	9.60

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PLBY Group	-104.53%	-72.46%	-17.12%
PLBY Group Competitors	-22.15%	-42.20%	-4.34%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

60.4% of PLBY Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of PLBY Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

PLBY Group has a beta of 2.53, suggesting that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PLBY Group’s competitors have a beta of 1.09, suggesting that their average stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for PLBY Group and its competitors, as reported 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	538	458	6	2.31

PLBY Group currently has a consensus price target of $2.67, indicating a potential upside of 203.76%. As a group, “Miscellaneous retail” companies have a potential upside of 6.68%. Given PLBY Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PLBY Group is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

PLBY Group competitors beat PLBY Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About PLBY Group

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.