Head-To-Head Survey: PLBY Group (PLBY) vs. Its Peers
by Tristan Rich · The Markets DailyPLBY Group (NASDAQ:PLBY – Get Free Report) is one of 29 public companies in the “Miscellaneous retail” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare PLBY Group to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares PLBY Group and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PLBY Group | $142.95 million | -$180.42 million | -0.34 |
| PLBY Group Competitors | $1.86 billion | $34.98 million | 10.84 |
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.
Risk and Volatility
PLBY Group has a beta of 2.53, suggesting that its share price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PLBY Group’s competitors have a beta of 1.07, suggesting that their average share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 | -119.60% | -93.57% | -19.31% |
| PLBY Group Competitors | -21.64% | -40.86% | -4.19% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for PLBY Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PLBY Group | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 |
| PLBY Group Competitors | 120 | 542 | 462 | 6 | 2.31 |
PLBY Group currently has a consensus target price of $2.67, indicating a potential upside of 196.86%. As a group, “Miscellaneous retail” companies have a potential upside of 1.53%. Given PLBY Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PLBY Group is more favorable than its competitors.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
32.5% of PLBY Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of PLBY Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
PLBY Group competitors beat PLBY Group on 9 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.