Reviewing Xcel Brands (NASDAQ:XELB) & Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. – Class A Common Stock (NASDAQ:AMOD)

Xcel Brands (NASDAQ:XELB) and Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. – Class A Common Stock (NASDAQ:AMOD) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Xcel Brands and Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. – Class A Common Stock, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xcel Brands	0	1	0	0	2.00
Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. – Class A Common Stock	0	0	0	0	0.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

18.5% of Xcel Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. – Class A Common Stock shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.3% of Xcel Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 75.9% of Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. – Class A Common Stock shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Xcel Brands and Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. – Class A Common Stock’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xcel Brands	-236.80%	-19.20%	-12.85%
Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. – Class A Common Stock	N/A	N/A	-38.20%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Xcel Brands and Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. – Class A Common Stock”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xcel Brands	$9.34 million	0.67	-$21.05 million	($10.30)	-0.26
Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. – Class A Common Stock	N/A	N/A	-$650,000.00	N/A	N/A

Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. – Class A Common Stock has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xcel Brands.

Risk and Volatility

Xcel Brands has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. – Class A Common Stock has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Xcel Brands beats Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. – Class A Common Stock on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Xcel Brands

Xcel Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and consumer products company in the United States. The company designs, produces, markets, wholesales, and sells branded apparel, footwear, accessories, jewelry, home goods, and other consumer products; and acquires consumer lifestyle brands, including the Isaac Mizrahi, the LOGO by Lori Goldstein, the Judith Ripka, the Halston brand, the C Wonder, the TowerHill by Christie Brinkley brand (the CB brand), and other brands, as well as manages the Longaberger brand. It licenses its brands to third parties; and designs, produces, markets, and distributes through an omni-channel retail sales strategy, which include distribution through interactive television, digital live-stream shopping, brick-and-mortar retail, and e-commerce channels. The company also offers live streaming, social media and other marketing, and public relations support for its brands. In addition, it markets its brands through www.isaacmizrahi.com; www.halston.com; www.judithripka.com; www.cwonder.com; www.lorigoldstein.com; and www.longaberger.com. Xcel Brands, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. – Class A Common Stock

Alpha Modus Holdings, Inc. operates as a blank check company. The company was founded on December 13, 2024 and is headquartered in New York, NY.