Brilliant Earth Group (BRLT) Competitors

Brilliant Earth Group (NASDAQ:BRLT) and Eastman Kodak (NYSE:KODK) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is BRLT or KODK more profitable?

Eastman Kodak has a net margin of 6.05% compared to Brilliant Earth Group's net margin of 0.53%. Eastman Kodak's return on equity of 8.01% beat Brilliant Earth Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brilliant Earth Group	0.53%	0.81%	0.31%
Eastman Kodak	6.05%	8.01%	2.90%

Which has better earnings and valuation, BRLT or KODK?

Eastman Kodak has higher revenue and earnings than Brilliant Earth Group. Brilliant Earth Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eastman Kodak, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brilliant Earth Group	$422.16M	0.32	$540K	-$0.01	-138.00
Eastman Kodak	$1.04B	0.44	$102M	$0.49	11.68

Which has more volatility & risk, BRLT or KODK?

Brilliant Earth Group has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastman Kodak has a beta of 3.8, suggesting that its share price is 280% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BRLT or KODK?

In the previous week, Brilliant Earth Group had 1 more articles in the media than Eastman Kodak. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Brilliant Earth Group and 2 mentions for Eastman Kodak. Brilliant Earth Group's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Eastman Kodak's score of 0.55 indicating that Brilliant Earth Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brilliant Earth Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eastman Kodak	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BRLT or KODK?

70.4% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Eastman Kodak shares are held by institutional investors. 84.5% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of Eastman Kodak shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate BRLT or KODK?

Brilliant Earth Group currently has a consensus target price of $1.80, suggesting a potential upside of 30.43%. Given Brilliant Earth Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Brilliant Earth Group is more favorable than Eastman Kodak.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brilliant Earth Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Eastman Kodak	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Eastman Kodak beats Brilliant Earth Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.