Byrna Technologies (BYRN) Competitors

Byrna Technologies (NASDAQ:BYRN) and Energizer (NYSE:ENR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and earnings.

Does the media refer more to BYRN or ENR?

In the previous week, Energizer had 5 more articles in the media than Byrna Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Energizer and 6 mentions for Byrna Technologies. Byrna Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Energizer's score of 0.89 indicating that Byrna Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Byrna Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energizer	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BYRN or ENR?

Byrna Technologies has a beta of 2.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energizer has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BYRN or ENR?

25.5% of Byrna Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Energizer shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of Byrna Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Energizer shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend BYRN or ENR?

Byrna Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.39%. Energizer has a consensus target price of $33.75, indicating a potential upside of 24.58%. Given Byrna Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Byrna Technologies is more favorable than Energizer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Byrna Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Energizer	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BYRN or ENR?

Energizer has higher revenue and earnings than Byrna Technologies. Energizer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Byrna Technologies, 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
Byrna Technologies	$95.29M	5.33	$12.79M	$0.61	36.70
Energizer	$2.90B	0.67	$38.10M	$0.79	34.29

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BYRN or ENR?

Energizer received 374 more outperform votes than Byrna Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Byrna Technologies an outperform vote while only 58.58% of users gave Energizer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Byrna Technologies	Outperform Votes 15 75.00%	Underperform Votes 5 25.00%
Energizer	Outperform Votes 389 58.58%	Underperform Votes 275 41.42%

Is BYRN or ENR more profitable?

Byrna Technologies has a net margin of 14.92% compared to Energizer's net margin of 2.02%. Energizer's return on equity of 168.16% beat Byrna Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Byrna Technologies	14.92%	15.39%	11.90%
Energizer	2.02%	168.16%	5.81%

Summary

Byrna Technologies beats Energizer on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.