Reviewing Destination XL Group (NASDAQ:DXLG) & Cache (OTCMKTS:CACH)

Cache (OTCMKTS:CACH) and Destination XL Group (NASDAQ:DXLG) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Cache and Destination XL Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cache	N/A	N/A	N/A
Destination XL Group	-1.73%	-3.81%	-1.36%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Cache and Destination XL Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cache	0	0	1	0	3.00
Destination XL Group	1	0	1	0	2.00

Destination XL Group has a consensus target price of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 318.76%. Given Destination XL Group’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Destination XL Group is more favorable than Cache.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.5% of Destination XL Group shares are held by institutional investors. 23.0% of Cache shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.3% of Destination XL Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cache and Destination XL Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cache	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Destination XL Group	$467.02 million	0.07	$3.06 million	($0.14)	-4.26

Destination XL Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cache.

Summary

Cache beats Destination XL Group on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cache

Cache, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mall-based and online woman’s specialty retailer of apparel and accessories in the United States. The company designs and markets sportswear, such as tops, sweaters, and jackets and bottoms for day or evening events; dresses ranges from shorter lengths to long for day, evening, and events; and accessories, including jewelry, belts, scarves, and handbags under the Cache brand name. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Destination XL Group

Destination XL Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of big and tall men’s clothing and shoes in the United States. The company’s stores offer sportswear and dresswear; fashion-neutral items, including jeans, casual pants, T-shirts, polo shirts, dress shirts, and suit separates; and casual clothing. It also provides vintage-screen T-shirts and wovens under various private labels. The company offers its products under the trade names of Destination XL, DXL, DXL Men’s Apparel, DXL outlets, Casual Male XL, and Casual Male XL outlets. The company was formerly known as Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. and changed its name to Destination XL Group, Inc. in February 2013. Destination XL Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1976 and is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts.