PLBY Group (PLBY) & Its Peers Critical Analysis

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

32.5% of PLBY Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.7% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of PLBY Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are owned 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.

Valuation and 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	$142.95 million	-$180.42 million	-0.42
PLBY Group Competitors	$1.87 billion	$31.22 million	10.47

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent 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	106	503	429	5	2.32

PLBY Group presently has a consensus target price of $2.67, suggesting a potential upside of 142.42%. As a group, “Miscellaneous retail” companies have a potential upside of 4.09%. Given PLBY Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe PLBY Group is more favorable than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

PLBY Group has a beta of 2.53, meaning that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PLBY Group’s peers have a beta of 1.10, meaning that their average stock price is 10% 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	-119.60%	-81.52%	-18.32%
PLBY Group Competitors	-25.34%	-47.14%	-5.05%

Summary

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

About PLBY Group

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.