Natuzzi (NTZ) Competitors

Traeger (NYSE:COOK) and Natuzzi (NYSE:NTZ) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Is COOK or NTZ more profitable?

Natuzzi has a net margin of -6.63% compared to Traeger's net margin of -8.53%. Traeger's return on equity of -10.57% beat Natuzzi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Traeger	-8.53%	-10.57%	-3.63%
Natuzzi	-6.63%	-31.15%	-6.44%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in COOK or NTZ?

Natuzzi received 140 more outperform votes than Traeger when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 45.36% of users gave Traeger an outperform vote while only 45.32% of users gave Natuzzi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Traeger	Outperform Votes 44 45.36%	Underperform Votes 53 54.64%
Natuzzi	Outperform Votes 184 45.32%	Underperform Votes 222 54.68%

Does the media favor COOK or NTZ?

In the previous week, Traeger had 16 more articles in the media than Natuzzi. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Traeger and 3 mentions for Natuzzi. Traeger's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Natuzzi's score of -0.33 indicating that Traeger is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Traeger	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Natuzzi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer COOK or NTZ?

Traeger currently has a consensus target price of $2.44, suggesting a potential upside of 32.11%. Given Traeger's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Traeger is more favorable than Natuzzi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Traeger	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Natuzzi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, COOK or NTZ?

Natuzzi has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Traeger.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Traeger	$602.44M	0.42	-$84.40M	-$0.23	-8.02
Natuzzi	$318.80M	0.14	-$17.39M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, COOK or NTZ?

Traeger has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natuzzi has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in COOK or NTZ?

46.8% of Traeger shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.1% of Natuzzi shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Traeger shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Natuzzi shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Traeger beats Natuzzi on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.