Nautilus (NYSE:NLS) and At Home Group (NYSE:HOME) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Nautilus and At Home Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Nautilus | 7.36% | 51.32% | 22.37% |
At Home Group | -28.39% | 31.15% | 5.07% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Nautilus and At Home Group's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Nautilus | $309.29 million | 1.63 | $-92,800,000.00 | ($0.68) | -24.44 |
At Home Group | $1.37 billion | 1.44 | $-214,430,000.00 | $0.57 | 52.68 |
Nautilus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than At Home Group. Nautilus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than At Home Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
68.5% of Nautilus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of At Home Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Nautilus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of At Home Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Nautilus and At Home Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Nautilus | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 |
At Home Group | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.50 |
Nautilus currently has a consensus price target of $24.8333, suggesting a potential upside of 49.42%. At Home Group has a consensus price target of $23.8125, suggesting a potential downside of 20.70%. Given Nautilus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Nautilus is more favorable than At Home Group.
Risk & Volatility
Nautilus has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, At Home Group has a beta of 2.7, indicating that its share price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Nautilus beats At Home Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.