Christopher & Banks (OTCMKTS:CBKCQ) vs. Tilly’s (NYSE:TLYS) Head to Head Survey

Tilly’s (NYSE:TLYS) and Christopher & Banks (OTCMKTS:CBKCQ) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.4% of Tilly’s shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Tilly’s shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Christopher & Banks shares are held 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.

Volatility and Risk

Tilly’s has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Christopher & Banks has a beta of -6.93, meaning that its share price is 793% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Tilly’s and Christopher & Banks”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tilly’s	$569.45 million	0.10	-$46.23 million	($1.14)	-1.61
Christopher & Banks	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Christopher & Banks has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tilly’s.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Tilly’s and Christopher & Banks, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tilly’s	1	4	0	0	1.80
Christopher & Banks	0	0	0	0	0.00

Tilly’s currently has a consensus price target of $2.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.95%. Given Tilly’s’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Tilly’s is more favorable than Christopher & Banks.

Profitability

This table compares Tilly’s and Christopher & Banks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tilly’s	-6.24%	-39.59%	-10.17%
Christopher & Banks	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Tilly’s beats Christopher & Banks on 5 of the 9 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 Christopher & Banks

Christopher & Banks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of private-brand women's apparel and accessories in the United States. The company designs and sells women's apparel and accessories to customers ranging in age from 50 and older. Its stores offer women's apparel consisting of casual clothing, everyday basics, wear-to-work, leisure/active wear, and sleepwear in missy, petite, and women sizes, as well as jewelry and accessories. It also operates christopherandbanks.com, an e-commerce website for its Christopher & Banks and CJ Banks brands. The company was formerly known as Braun's Fashions Corporation and changed its name to Christopher & Banks Corporation in July 2000. Christopher & Banks Corporation was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota. On April 13, 2021, the voluntary petition of Christopher & Banks Corporation for reorganization under Chapter 11 was converted to Chapter 7. It had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on January 13, 2021.