Herbalife (HLF) Competitors

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) and Prestige Consumer Healthcare (NYSE:PBH) are both personal products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor HLF or PBH?

In the previous week, Prestige Consumer Healthcare had 4 more articles in the media than Herbalife. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Prestige Consumer Healthcare and 6 mentions for Herbalife. Prestige Consumer Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Herbalife's score of 0.71 indicating that Prestige Consumer Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Herbalife	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Prestige Consumer Healthcare	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HLF or PBH?

Herbalife has higher revenue and earnings than Prestige Consumer Healthcare. Herbalife is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prestige Consumer Healthcare, 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
Herbalife	$4.99B	0.19	$254.30M	$3.17	2.97
Prestige Consumer Healthcare	$1.12B	2.87	$214.60M	$4.26	15.31

Do analysts prefer HLF or PBH?

Herbalife currently has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.28%. Prestige Consumer Healthcare has a consensus target price of $93.33, suggesting a potential upside of 43.10%. Given Prestige Consumer Healthcare's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Prestige Consumer Healthcare is more favorable than Herbalife.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Herbalife	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Prestige Consumer Healthcare	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is HLF or PBH more profitable?

Prestige Consumer Healthcare has a net margin of 19.02% compared to Herbalife's net margin of 6.59%. Prestige Consumer Healthcare's return on equity of 12.69% beat Herbalife's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Herbalife	6.59%	-27.36%	7.97%
Prestige Consumer Healthcare	19.02%	12.69%	6.79%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HLF or PBH?

99.9% of Prestige Consumer Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Herbalife shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Prestige Consumer Healthcare shares are held 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, HLF or PBH?

Herbalife has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prestige Consumer Healthcare has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Prestige Consumer Healthcare beats Herbalife on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.