PLBY Group (NASDAQ:PLBY) vs. Unrivaled Brands (OTCMKTS:UNRV) Head-To-Head Comparison

Unrivaled Brands (OTCMKTS:UNRV) and PLBY Group (NASDAQ:PLBY) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Unrivaled Brands has a beta of 2.7, indicating that its stock price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PLBY Group has a beta of 2.49, indicating that its stock price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Unrivaled Brands and PLBY Group’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unrivaled Brands	$52.01 million	10.73	-$188.93 million	$0.01	71.98
PLBY Group	$142.95 million	0.52	-$180.42 million	($2.61)	-0.39

PLBY Group has higher revenue and earnings than Unrivaled Brands. PLBY Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unrivaled Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Unrivaled Brands and PLBY Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unrivaled Brands	0	0	0	0	N/A
PLBY Group	0	3	1	0	2.25

PLBY Group has a consensus price target of $2.75, indicating a potential upside of 166.99%. Given PLBY Group’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PLBY Group is more favorable than Unrivaled Brands.

Profitability

This table compares Unrivaled Brands and PLBY Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Unrivaled Brands	-2.37%	N/A	-1.16%
PLBY Group	-119.60%	-93.57%	-19.31%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

32.5% of PLBY Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of Unrivaled Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of PLBY Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Unrivaled Brands beats PLBY Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Unrivaled Brands

Unrivaled Brands, Inc. cultivates, produces, distributes, and retails medical and adult use cannabis products in California, Oregon, and Nevada. It also operates medical marijuana retail and adult use dispensaries, cultivation, and production facilities. The company was formerly known as Terra Tech Corp. and changed its name to Unrivaled Brands, Inc. in July 2021. Unrivaled Brands, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Santa Ana, California.

About PLBY Group

PLBY Group, Inc. operates as a pleasure and leisure company in the United States, Australia, China, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Licensing, Direct-to-Consumer, and Digital Subscriptions and Content. The company offers sexual wellness products, such as lingerie, bedroom accessories, intimacy products, 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, the company business covers the subscription sale of playboyplus.com and playboy.tv, which are online content platforms. It offers its products under its flagship brand Playboy. PLBY Group, Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.