Fenbo (FEBO) Competitors

Natuzzi (NYSE:NTZ) and Fenbo (NASDAQ:FEBO) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NTZ or FEBO?

6.1% of Natuzzi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Fenbo shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Natuzzi shares are owned by 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.

Does the media favor NTZ or FEBO?

In the previous week, Natuzzi had 2 more articles in the media than Fenbo. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Natuzzi and 3 mentions for Fenbo. Natuzzi's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Fenbo's score of -0.14 indicating that Natuzzi is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Natuzzi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fenbo	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is NTZ or FEBO more profitable?

Fenbo has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Natuzzi's net margin of -6.63%. Fenbo's return on equity of 0.00% beat Natuzzi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Natuzzi	-6.63%	-31.15%	-6.44%
Fenbo	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, NTZ or FEBO?

Natuzzi has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fenbo has a beta of -1.32, suggesting that its share price is 232% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NTZ or FEBO?

Fenbo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Natuzzi.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Natuzzi	$318.80M	0.14	-$17.39M	N/A	N/A
Fenbo	$127.43M	0.10	-$190K	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NTZ or FEBO?

Natuzzi received 184 more outperform votes than Fenbo when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Natuzzi	Outperform Votes 184 45.66%	Underperform Votes 219 54.34%
Fenbo	N/A	N/A

Summary

Natuzzi beats Fenbo on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.