HELE vs. NC, IRBT, WHR, NUS, SLSN, EWCZ, WALD, PTNM, EL, and ELF
Should you be buying Helen of Troy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helen of Troy include NACCO Industries (NC), iRobot (IRBT), Whirlpool (WHR), Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS), Solesence (SLSN), European Wax Center (EWCZ), Waldencast (WALD), Pitanium (PTNM), Estee Lauder Companies (EL), and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).
Helen of Troy vs. Its Competitors
NACCO Industries (NYSE:NC) and Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) are both small-cap household appliances companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Helen of Troy has a consensus target price of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 114.28%. Given Helen of Troy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Helen of Troy is more favorable than NACCO Industries.
In the previous week, Helen of Troy had 5 more articles in the media than NACCO Industries. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Helen of Troy and 0 mentions for NACCO Industries. Helen of Troy's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat NACCO Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Helen of Troy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
NACCO Industries has a net margin of 13.63% compared to Helen of Troy's net margin of 6.49%. Helen of Troy's return on equity of 8.93% beat NACCO Industries' return on equity.
49.1% of NACCO Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.0% of NACCO Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Helen of Troy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
NACCO Industries has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helen of Troy has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Helen of Troy beats NACCO Industries on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:HELE) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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