Honest (HNST) Competitors

Honest (NASDAQ:HNST) and Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor HNST or CSAN?

In the previous week, Honest had 21 more articles in the media than Cosan. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Honest and 2 mentions for Cosan. Honest's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Cosan's score of -0.25 indicating that Honest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Honest	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cosan	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer HNST or CSAN?

Honest currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 90.36%. Cosan has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 375.59%. Given Cosan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cosan is more favorable than Honest.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Honest	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Cosan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Is HNST or CSAN more profitable?

Honest has a net margin of 1.66% compared to Cosan's net margin of -25.77%. Honest's return on equity of 3.84% beat Cosan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Honest	1.66%	3.84%	2.67%
Cosan	-25.77%	-24.39%	-7.53%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HNST or CSAN?

45.5% of Honest shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Honest shares are held by company 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, HNST or CSAN?

Honest has a beta of 2.34, suggesting that its share price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cosan has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, HNST or CSAN?

Honest has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cosan. Cosan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Honest, 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
Honest	$378.34M	1.16	-$6.12M	$0.05	78.80
Cosan	$8.15B	0.23	-$1.75B	$1.32	3.03

Summary

Honest beats Cosan on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.