Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) Competitors

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) and Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has better valuation and earnings, HLF or NUS?

Herbalife has higher revenue and earnings than Nu Skin Enterprises. Nu Skin Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Herbalife, 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	$4.95B	0.14	$142.20M	$2.74	2.54
Nu Skin Enterprises	$1.68B	0.22	-$146.59M	-$0.80	-9.18

Does the media favor HLF or NUS?

In the previous week, Nu Skin Enterprises had 1 more articles in the media than Herbalife. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Nu Skin Enterprises and 4 mentions for Herbalife. Nu Skin Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Herbalife's score of 1.03 indicating that Nu Skin Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Herbalife	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nu Skin Enterprises	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HLF or NUS more profitable?

Herbalife has a net margin of 5.09% compared to Nu Skin Enterprises' net margin of -8.46%. Nu Skin Enterprises' return on equity of 5.86% beat Herbalife's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Herbalife	5.09%	-20.78%	7.48%
Nu Skin Enterprises	-8.46%	5.86%	2.62%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HLF or NUS?

Herbalife received 206 more outperform votes than Nu Skin Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.29% of users gave Herbalife an outperform vote while only 63.85% of users gave Nu Skin Enterprises an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Herbalife	Outperform Votes 720 67.29%	Underperform Votes 350 32.71%
Nu Skin Enterprises	Outperform Votes 514 63.85%	Underperform Votes 291 36.15%

Which has more volatility & risk, HLF or NUS?

Herbalife has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nu Skin Enterprises has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HLF or NUS a better dividend stock?

Herbalife pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.2%. Nu Skin Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Herbalife pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nu Skin Enterprises pays out -30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts prefer HLF or NUS?

Herbalife presently has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 65.23%. Nu Skin Enterprises has a consensus target price of $6.88, suggesting a potential downside of 6.40%. Given Herbalife's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Herbalife is more favorable than Nu Skin Enterprises.

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
Nu Skin Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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

82.8% of Nu Skin Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Herbalife shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Nu Skin Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Herbalife beats Nu Skin Enterprises on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.