Tilly’s (NYSE:TLYS) & Esprit (OTCMKTS:ESPGY) Head to Head Comparison

Esprit (OTCMKTS:ESPGY) and Tilly’s (NYSE:TLYS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.4% of Tilly’s shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Tilly’s shares 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Esprit and Tilly’s, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Esprit	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tilly’s	1	3	0	0	1.75

Tilly’s has a consensus price target of $2.25, indicating a potential downside of 8.31%. Given Tilly’s’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tilly’s is more favorable than Esprit.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Esprit and Tilly’s”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Esprit	$5.38 million	0.40	-$157.30 million	N/A	N/A
Tilly’s	$553.59 million	0.14	-$46.23 million	($1.14)	-2.15

Tilly’s has higher revenue and earnings than Esprit.

Profitability

This table compares Esprit and Tilly’s’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Esprit	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tilly’s	-3.15%	-21.52%	-5.25%

Summary

Tilly’s beats Esprit on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Esprit

Esprit Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in retail and wholesale distribution, and licensing of fashion and non-apparel products. It operates through Europe; Asia; E-shop; and Corporate Services, Sourcing, Licensing and Others segments. The company offers apparel and accessories under the ESPRIT brand name through retail stores and e-commerce platforms. It is also involved in the sourcing, purchasing, distributing, and sale of merchandise; provision of financial and treasury services, as well as logistic services comprising customs dealing and quality control; design and image directions; and conceptualization and development of global uniform image businesses. Esprit Holdings Limited was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in North Point, Hong Kong.

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.