Natura &Co (NTCOY) Competitors

Inter Parfums (NASDAQ:IPAR) and Natura &Co (NYSE:NTCOY) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk and community ranking.

Is IPAR or NTCOY more profitable?

Inter Parfums has a net margin of 10.50% compared to Inter Parfums' net margin of 10.29%. Natura &Co's return on equity of 15.85% beat Inter Parfums' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inter Parfums	10.50%	15.85%	10.22%
Natura &Co	10.29%	-6.89%	-3.48%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IPAR or NTCOY?

55.6% of Inter Parfums shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.1% of Natura &Co shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.9% of Inter Parfums shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Natura &Co shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, IPAR or NTCOY?

Inter Parfums has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natura &Co has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer IPAR or NTCOY?

Inter Parfums presently has a consensus price target of $178.67, suggesting a potential upside of 49.47%. Given Natura &Co's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Inter Parfums is more favorable than Natura &Co.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inter Parfums	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Natura &Co	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IPAR or NTCOY?

Natura &Co has higher revenue and earnings than Inter Parfums.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inter Parfums	$1.32B	2.90	$152.65M	$4.34	27.46
Natura &Co	$5.36B	0.75	$595.64M	N/A	N/A

Is IPAR or NTCOY a better dividend stock?

Inter Parfums pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Natura &Co pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Inter Parfums pays out 69.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Inter Parfums has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Inter Parfums is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor IPAR or NTCOY?

In the previous week, Inter Parfums had 12 more articles in the media than Natura &Co. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Inter Parfums and 0 mentions for Natura &Co. Natura &Co's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Inter Parfums' score of 0.00 indicating that Inter Parfums is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Inter Parfums	Positive
Natura &Co	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IPAR or NTCOY?

Inter Parfums received 447 more outperform votes than Natura &Co when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Inter Parfums	Outperform Votes 447 64.41%	Underperform Votes 247 35.59%
Natura &Co	N/A	N/A

Summary

Inter Parfums beats Natura &Co on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.