Helen of Troy (HELE) Competitors

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) and NACCO Industries (NYSE:NC) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Does the media favor HELE or NC?

In the previous week, Helen of Troy had 2 more articles in the media than NACCO Industries. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Helen of Troy and 3 mentions for NACCO Industries. Helen of Troy's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat NACCO Industries' score of 0.93 indicating that Helen of Troy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Helen of Troy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NACCO Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HELE or NC more profitable?

Helen of Troy has a net margin of 6.05% compared to NACCO Industries' net margin of -7.94%. Helen of Troy's return on equity of 9.13% beat NACCO Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helen of Troy	6.05%	9.13%	5.08%
NACCO Industries	-7.94%	8.87%	6.13%

Which has more risk & volatility, HELE or NC?

Helen of Troy has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NACCO Industries has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HELE or NC?

49.1% of NACCO Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Helen of Troy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of NACCO Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, HELE or NC?

Helen of Troy has higher revenue and earnings than NACCO Industries. Helen of Troy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NACCO Industries, 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
Helen of Troy	$1.91B	0.34	$168.59M	$5.39	5.28
NACCO Industries	$249.99M	1.09	-$39.59M	$4.63	7.87

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HELE or NC?

Helen of Troy received 125 more outperform votes than NACCO Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.69% of users gave NACCO Industries an outperform vote while only 57.32% of users gave Helen of Troy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Helen of Troy	Outperform Votes 325 57.32%	Underperform Votes 242 42.68%
NACCO Industries	Outperform Votes 200 63.69%	Underperform Votes 114 36.31%

Do analysts recommend HELE or NC?

Helen of Troy presently has a consensus target price of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 118.00%. Given Helen of Troy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Helen of Troy is more favorable than NACCO Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helen of Troy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
NACCO Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Helen of Troy beats NACCO Industries on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.