Tilly’s (NYSE:TLYS – Get Free Report) and Boot Barn (NYSE:BOOT – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Tilly’s and Boot Barn, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tilly’s | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.33 |
| Boot Barn | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2.86 |
Tilly’s currently has a consensus target price of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.08%. Boot Barn has a consensus target price of $226.92, indicating a potential upside of 44.22%. Given Boot Barn’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Boot Barn is more favorable than Tilly’s.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tilly’s | $553.59 million | 0.23 | -$17.45 million | ($0.11) | -38.15 |
| Boot Barn | $2.25 billion | 2.12 | $225.88 million | $7.35 | 21.41 |
Boot Barn has higher revenue and earnings than Tilly’s. Tilly’s is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boot Barn, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Tilly’s and Boot Barn’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tilly’s | -0.57% | -3.98% | -1.01% |
| Boot Barn | 10.02% | 18.15% | 9.82% |
Volatility & Risk
Tilly’s has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boot Barn has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
76.4% of Tilly’s shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Tilly’s shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Boot Barn shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Boot Barn beats Tilly’s on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tilly’s
Tilly’s, Inc. engages in the retail of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories. Its stores are located in retail centers, including malls, lifestyle centers, power centers, community centers, outlet centers, and street-front locations. The company was founded by Hezy Shaked and Tilly Levine in 1982 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.
About Boot Barn
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc., a lifestyle retail chain, operates specialty retail stores in the United States. The company's specialty retail stores offer western and work-related footwear, apparel, and accessories for men, women, and kids. It offers boots, shirts, jackets, hats, belts and belt buckles, handbags, western-style jewelry, rugged footwear, outerwear, overalls, denim, and flame-resistant and high-visibility clothing. The company also provides gifts and home merchandise. The company also sells its products through e-commerce websites, including bootbarn.com; sheplers.com; and countryoutfitter.com. The company was formerly known as WW Top Investment Corporation and changed its name to Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. in June 2014. Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is based in Irvine, California.
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