Head to Head Contrast: Citi Trends (CTRN) & Its Rivals

Citi Trends (NASDAQ:CTRN) is one of 285 public companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Citi Trends to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

51.6% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of Citi Trends shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Citi Trends and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Citi Trends	$819.96 million	$5.21 million	64.01
Citi Trends Competitors	$7.24 billion	$386.47 million	33.11

Citi Trends’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Citi Trends. Citi Trends is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Citi Trends and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Citi Trends	0.84%	8.11%	2.00%
Citi Trends Competitors	-3.69%	-14.02%	3.17%

Risk and Volatility

Citi Trends has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Citi Trends’ peers have a beta of 1.91, indicating that their average stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Citi Trends and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Citi Trends	0	1	2	0	2.67
Citi Trends Competitors	3668	15582	21611	590	2.46

Citi Trends currently has a consensus target price of $81.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.32%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 7.33%. Given Citi Trends’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Citi Trends is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

Citi Trends peers beat Citi Trends on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Citi Trends Company Profile

Citi Trends, Inc. operates as a value retailer of fashion apparel, accessories, and home goods. The company offers apparel, such as fashion sportswear and footwear for men and ladies, as well as apparel for kids, including newborns, infants, toddlers, boys, and girls; sleepwear, lingerie, and scrubs for ladies; and kids uniforms and accessories. It also provides accessories and beauty products that include handbags, luggage, hats, belts, sunglasses, jewelry, and watches, as well as offers outerwear for men and women. In addition, the company offers home and lifestyle products comprising home products for the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and decorative accessories; and food, tech, team sports, health and products, as well as seasonal items, books, and toys. Citi Trends, Inc. provides its products primarily to African American and multicultural families in the United States. The company was formerly known as Allied Fashion, Inc. and changed its name to Citi Trends, Inc. in 2001. Citi Trends, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Savannah, Georgia.