HLF vs. HIBB, FIGS, FVRR, ETD, BJRI, SCVL, PTLO, DIN, SPTN, and HZO
Should you be buying Herbalife stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Herbalife include Hibbett (HIBB), FIGS (FIGS), Fiverr International (FVRR), Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Shoe Carnival (SCVL), Portillo's (PTLO), Dine Brands Global (DIN), SpartanNash (SPTN), and MarineMax (HZO). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Hibbett (NASDAQ:HIBB) and Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Herbalife received 268 more outperform votes than Hibbett when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.72% of users gave Herbalife an outperform vote while only 47.55% of users gave Hibbett an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Hibbett had 13 more articles in the media than Herbalife. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Hibbett and 6 mentions for Herbalife. Herbalife's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Hibbett's score of 0.25 indicating that Hibbett is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Herbalife has higher revenue and earnings than Hibbett. Herbalife is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hibbett, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hibbett presently has a consensus price target of $69.79, suggesting a potential downside of 19.02%. Herbalife has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.94%. Given Hibbett's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Herbalife is more favorable than Hibbett.
Hibbett has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herbalife has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hibbett has a net margin of 5.97% compared to Hibbett's net margin of 2.81%. Herbalife's return on equity of 25.72% beat Hibbett's return on equity.
94.1% of Hibbett shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Hibbett shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Herbalife shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Hibbett beats Herbalife on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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