Helen of Troy (HELE) Competitors

Interparfums (NASDAQ:IPAR) and Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is IPAR or HELE more profitable?

Interparfums has a net margin of 11.30% compared to Helen of Troy's net margin of -17.89%. Interparfums' return on equity of 17.62% beat Helen of Troy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interparfums	11.30%	17.62%	11.86%
Helen of Troy	-17.89%	8.96%	4.70%

Which has more volatility & risk, IPAR or HELE?

Interparfums has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helen of Troy has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IPAR or HELE?

55.6% of Interparfums shares are held by institutional investors. 43.9% of Interparfums shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Helen of Troy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer IPAR or HELE?

Interparfums presently has a consensus target price of $162.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.20%. Helen of Troy has a consensus target price of $44.33, indicating a potential upside of 90.25%. Given Helen of Troy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Helen of Troy is more favorable than Interparfums.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interparfums	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Helen of Troy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, IPAR or HELE?

Interparfums has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Helen of Troy. Helen of Troy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interparfums, 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
Interparfums	$1.45B	2.69	$164.36M	$5.14	23.66
Helen of Troy	$1.91B	0.28	$123.75M	-$14.52	-1.60

Does the media refer more to IPAR or HELE?

In the previous week, Interparfums had 8 more articles in the media than Helen of Troy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Interparfums and 4 mentions for Helen of Troy. Interparfums' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Helen of Troy's score of 0.84 indicating that Interparfums is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Interparfums	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Helen of Troy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Interparfums beats Helen of Troy on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.