Herbalife (HLF) Competitors

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) and USANA Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HLF or USNA?

54.3% of USANA Health Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Herbalife shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of USANA Health Sciences shares are owned 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.

Does the media refer more to HLF or USNA?

In the previous week, Herbalife had 15 more articles in the media than USANA Health Sciences. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Herbalife and 10 mentions for USANA Health Sciences. USANA Health Sciences' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Herbalife's score of 0.38 indicating that USANA Health Sciences 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)	7 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
USANA Health Sciences	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, HLF or USNA?

Herbalife has higher revenue and earnings than USANA Health Sciences. Herbalife is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than USANA Health Sciences, 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	0.15	$142.20M	$2.49	2.87
USANA Health Sciences	$876.24M	0.63	$63.79M	$1.82	16.14

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HLF or USNA?

Herbalife received 321 more outperform votes than USANA Health Sciences when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.35% of users gave Herbalife an outperform vote while only 60.36% of users gave USANA Health Sciences an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Herbalife	Outperform Votes 720 67.35%	Underperform Votes 349 32.65%
USANA Health Sciences	Outperform Votes 399 60.36%	Underperform Votes 262 39.64%

Is HLF or USNA more profitable?

USANA Health Sciences has a net margin of 6.30% compared to Herbalife's net margin of 5.09%. USANA Health Sciences' return on equity of 10.64% beat Herbalife's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Herbalife	5.09%	-20.78%	7.48%
USANA Health Sciences	6.30%	10.64%	8.48%

Which has more volatility & risk, HLF or USNA?

Herbalife has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, USANA Health Sciences has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HLF or USNA?

Herbalife currently has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 60.82%. USANA Health Sciences has a consensus price target of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.57%. Given Herbalife's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Herbalife is more favorable than USANA Health Sciences.

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
USANA Health Sciences	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Herbalife beats USANA Health Sciences on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.