United-Guardian (UG) Competitors

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UG vs. BRLT, SLSN, CPSH, VIOT, and PRPL

Should you buy United-Guardian stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares United-Guardian with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with United-Guardian include Brilliant Earth Group (BRLT), Solesence (SLSN), CPS Technologies (CPSH), Viomi Technology (VIOT), and Purple Innovation (PRPL). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry.

How does United-Guardian compare to Brilliant Earth Group?

United-Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) and Brilliant Earth Group (NASDAQ:BRLT) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

United-Guardian has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brilliant Earth Group. Brilliant Earth Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United-Guardian, 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
United-Guardian	$10.55M	3.12	$2.11M	$0.52	13.79
Brilliant Earth Group	$437.48M	0.28	-$3.63M	-$0.31	N/A

In the previous week, Brilliant Earth Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat United-Guardian's score of 0.00 indicating that Brilliant Earth Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
United-Guardian	Neutral
Brilliant Earth Group	Positive

23.2% of United-Guardian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of United-Guardian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 83.9% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

United-Guardian has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brilliant Earth Group has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

Brilliant Earth Group has a consensus price target of $1.74, indicating a potential upside of 42.42%. Given Brilliant Earth Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brilliant Earth Group is more favorable than United-Guardian.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United-Guardian	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Brilliant Earth Group	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88

United-Guardian has a net margin of 21.62% compared to Brilliant Earth Group's net margin of -0.71%. United-Guardian's return on equity of 21.40% beat Brilliant Earth Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United-Guardian	21.62%	21.40%	18.40%
Brilliant Earth Group	-0.71%	-18.23%	-7.15%

Summary

United-Guardian beats Brilliant Earth Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does United-Guardian compare to Solesence?

Solesence (NASDAQ:SLSN) and United-Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Solesence has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, United-Guardian has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Solesence had 3 more articles in the media than United-Guardian. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Solesence and 0 mentions for United-Guardian. Solesence's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled United-Guardian'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Solesence	Neutral
United-Guardian	Neutral

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solesence	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
United-Guardian	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

70.2% of Solesence shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.2% of United-Guardian shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Solesence shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of United-Guardian shares are held by 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.

United-Guardian has a net margin of 21.62% compared to Solesence's net margin of 1.56%. United-Guardian's return on equity of 21.40% beat Solesence's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solesence	1.56%	5.39%	1.78%
United-Guardian	21.62%	21.40%	18.40%

United-Guardian has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Solesence. United-Guardian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solesence, 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
Solesence	$62.06M	1.42	$1.79M	$0.01	124.50
United-Guardian	$10.55M	3.12	$2.11M	$0.52	13.79

Summary

United-Guardian beats Solesence on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does United-Guardian compare to CPS Technologies?

CPS Technologies (NASDAQ:CPSH) and United-Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

In the previous week, CPS Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled United-Guardian'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CPS Technologies	Neutral
United-Guardian	Neutral

CPS Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given CPS Technologies' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe CPS Technologies is more favorable than United-Guardian.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPS Technologies	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
United-Guardian	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

11.2% of CPS Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.2% of United-Guardian shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of CPS Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of United-Guardian 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.

CPS Technologies has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, United-Guardian has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

United-Guardian has a net margin of 21.62% compared to CPS Technologies' net margin of 0.10%. United-Guardian's return on equity of 21.40% beat CPS Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPS Technologies	0.10%	0.16%	0.13%
United-Guardian	21.62%	21.40%	18.40%

United-Guardian has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CPS Technologies.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CPS Technologies	$32.60M	3.31	$420K	N/A	N/A
United-Guardian	$10.55M	3.12	$2.11M	$0.52	13.79

Summary

United-Guardian beats CPS Technologies on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does United-Guardian compare to Viomi Technology?

United-Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) and Viomi Technology (NASDAQ:VIOT) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

23.2% of United-Guardian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.2% of Viomi Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of United-Guardian shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.3% of Viomi Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, United-Guardian's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Viomi Technology'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
United-Guardian	Neutral
Viomi Technology	Neutral

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United-Guardian	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Viomi Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Viomi Technology has higher revenue and earnings than United-Guardian.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
United-Guardian	$10.55M	3.12	$2.11M	$0.52	13.79
Viomi Technology	$347.23M	0.17	$20.26M	N/A	N/A

United-Guardian has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Viomi Technology has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the broader market.

United-Guardian has a net margin of 21.62% compared to Viomi Technology's net margin of 0.00%. United-Guardian's return on equity of 21.40% beat Viomi Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United-Guardian	21.62%	21.40%	18.40%
Viomi Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

United-Guardian beats Viomi Technology on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does United-Guardian compare to Purple Innovation?

Purple Innovation (NASDAQ:PRPL) and United-Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.

United-Guardian has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Purple Innovation. Purple Innovation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United-Guardian, 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
Purple Innovation	$468.73M	0.09	-$51.41M	-$0.58	N/A
United-Guardian	$10.55M	3.12	$2.11M	$0.52	13.79

Purple Innovation presently has a consensus price target of $0.65, indicating a potential upside of 61.73%. Given Purple Innovation's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Purple Innovation is more favorable than United-Guardian.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Purple Innovation	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
United-Guardian	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

United-Guardian has a net margin of 21.62% compared to Purple Innovation's net margin of -13.65%. United-Guardian's return on equity of 21.40% beat Purple Innovation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Purple Innovation	-13.65%	N/A	-12.25%
United-Guardian	21.62%	21.40%	18.40%

Purple Innovation has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, United-Guardian has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

88.4% of Purple Innovation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.2% of United-Guardian shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.9% of Purple Innovation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of United-Guardian shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Purple Innovation had 1 more articles in the media than United-Guardian. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Purple Innovation and 0 mentions for United-Guardian. Purple Innovation's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat United-Guardian's score of 0.00 indicating that Purple Innovation is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Purple Innovation	Neutral
United-Guardian	Neutral

Summary

United-Guardian beats Purple Innovation on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

UG vs. The Competition

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Metric	United-Guardian	MED PRODUCTS Industry	Medical Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$32.94M	$8.52B	$6.46B	$12.34B
Dividend Yield	6.97%	2.50%	2.76%	5.28%
P/E Ratio	13.79	16.24	20.99	25.66
Price / Sales	3.12	8.28	556.56	86.31
Price / Cash	14.88	17.11	43.49	56.67
Price / Book	3.03	4.06	10.44	7.14
Net Income	$2.11M	$224.05M	$3.57B	$335.98M
7 Day Performance	1.90%	5.34%	6.39%	4.11%
1 Month Performance	0.28%	-0.08%	3.53%	2.52%
1 Year Performance	-11.92%	0.98%	34.12%	35.04%

United-Guardian Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
UG United-Guardian	1.6977 of 5 stars	$7.17 flat	N/A	-11.9%	$32.94M	$10.55M	13.79	20
BRLT Brilliant Earth Group	2.9302 of 5 stars	$1.25 +2.4%	$1.74 +39.1%	-12.2%	$126.69M	$437.48M	N/A	420
SLSN Solesence	0.1335 of 5 stars	$1.24 +4.2%	N/A	-66.7%	$87.58M	$60.40M	124.12	60
CPSH CPS Technologies	1.5934 of 5 stars	$4.41 +2.7%	$6.00 +35.9%	+105.5%	$79.48M	$32.12M	N/A	100	Gap Down
VIOT Viomi Technology	1.7243 of 5 stars	$0.96 +0.2%	N/A	-29.1%	$64.29M	$347.23M	N/A	1,470	Gap Up

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United-Guardian (UG) Competitors

UG vs. BRLT, SLSN, CPSH, VIOT, and PRPL

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How does United-Guardian compare to Solesence?

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How does United-Guardian compare to CPS Technologies?

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How does United-Guardian compare to Viomi Technology?

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How does United-Guardian compare to Purple Innovation?

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United-Guardian (UG) Competitors

UG vs. BRLT, SLSN, CPSH, VIOT, and PRPL

How does United-Guardian compare to Brilliant Earth Group?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, UG or BRLT?

Does the media prefer UG or BRLT?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in UG or BRLT?

Which has more risk & volatility, UG or BRLT?

Do analysts prefer UG or BRLT?

Is UG or BRLT more profitable?

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How does United-Guardian compare to Solesence?

Which has more risk & volatility, SLSN or UG?

Does the media favor SLSN or UG?

Do analysts rate SLSN or UG?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SLSN or UG?

Is SLSN or UG more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SLSN or UG?

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How does United-Guardian compare to CPS Technologies?

Does the media favor CPSH or UG?

Do analysts prefer CPSH or UG?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CPSH or UG?

Which has more volatility and risk, CPSH or UG?

Is CPSH or UG more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CPSH or UG?

Summary

How does United-Guardian compare to Viomi Technology?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in UG or VIOT?

Does the media prefer UG or VIOT?

Do analysts recommend UG or VIOT?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, UG or VIOT?

Which has more risk and volatility, UG or VIOT?

Is UG or VIOT more profitable?

Summary

How does United-Guardian compare to Purple Innovation?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PRPL or UG?

Do analysts prefer PRPL or UG?

Is PRPL or UG more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, PRPL or UG?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PRPL or UG?

Does the media favor PRPL or UG?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

UG vs. The Competition

United-Guardian Competitors List

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