PLBY Group (PLBY) versus Its Competitors Head-To-Head Review

PLBY Group (NASDAQ:PLBY) is one of 28 public companies in the “Miscellaneous retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare PLBY Group to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PLBY Group and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PLBY Group	$266.93 million	-$277.70 million	-0.35
PLBY Group Competitors	$1.94 billion	$32.37 million	9.69

PLBY Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than PLBY Group. PLBY Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

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 peers have a beta of 1.14, suggesting that their average share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares PLBY Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PLBY Group	-104.53%	-70.81%	-17.12%
PLBY Group Competitors	-22.15%	-42.09%	-4.34%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for PLBY Group and its peers, as reported 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	539	459	6	2.31

PLBY Group currently has a consensus price target of $2.67, suggesting a potential upside of 174.24%. As a group, “Miscellaneous retail” companies have a potential upside of 0.03%. Given PLBY Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe PLBY Group is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

32.5% of PLBY Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of PLBY Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

PLBY Group peers beat PLBY Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

PLBY Group Company Profile

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.