Natuzzi (NTZ) Competitors

Brilliant Earth Group (NASDAQ:BRLT) and Natuzzi (NYSE:NTZ) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to BRLT or NTZ?

In the previous week, Natuzzi had 1 more articles in the media than Brilliant Earth Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Natuzzi and 5 mentions for Brilliant Earth Group. Brilliant Earth Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Natuzzi's score of 0.39 indicating that Brilliant Earth Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brilliant Earth Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Natuzzi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BRLT or NTZ?

Natuzzi received 149 more outperform votes than Brilliant Earth Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.69% of users gave Brilliant Earth Group an outperform vote while only 45.66% of users gave Natuzzi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brilliant Earth Group	Outperform Votes 35 54.69%	Underperform Votes 29 45.31%
Natuzzi	Outperform Votes 184 45.66%	Underperform Votes 219 54.34%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BRLT or NTZ?

70.4% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.1% of Natuzzi shares are owned by institutional investors. 84.7% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Natuzzi shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BRLT or NTZ more profitable?

Brilliant Earth Group has a net margin of 0.50% compared to Natuzzi's net margin of -6.63%. Brilliant Earth Group's return on equity of 3.09% beat Natuzzi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brilliant Earth Group	0.50%	3.09%	1.15%
Natuzzi	-6.63%	-31.15%	-6.44%

Do analysts prefer BRLT or NTZ?

Brilliant Earth Group presently has a consensus target price of $1.80, suggesting a potential upside of 16.13%. Given Brilliant Earth Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Brilliant Earth Group is more favorable than Natuzzi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brilliant Earth Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Natuzzi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, BRLT or NTZ?

Brilliant Earth Group has higher revenue and earnings than Natuzzi.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brilliant Earth Group	$422.16M	0.36	$580K	$0.03	51.67
Natuzzi	$318.80M	0.14	-$17.39M	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, BRLT or NTZ?

Brilliant Earth Group has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natuzzi has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brilliant Earth Group beats Natuzzi on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.