RLX Technology (RLX) Competitors

Turning Point Brands (NYSE:TPB) and RLX Technology (NYSE:RLX) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TPB or RLX?

RLX Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Turning Point Brands. Turning Point Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RLX Technology, 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
Turning Point Brands	$360.66M	3.07	$38.46M	$2.12	29.38
RLX Technology	$2.44B	1.18	$75.26M	$0.03	61.17

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TPB or RLX?

96.1% of Turning Point Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of RLX Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Turning Point Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.4% of RLX Technology shares are held 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, TPB or RLX?

Turning Point Brands has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLX Technology has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TPB or RLX more profitable?

RLX Technology has a net margin of 15.70% compared to Turning Point Brands' net margin of 11.63%. Turning Point Brands' return on equity of 33.14% beat RLX Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Turning Point Brands	11.63%	33.14%	9.99%
RLX Technology	15.70%	2.48%	2.37%

Does the media refer more to TPB or RLX?

In the previous week, Turning Point Brands had 3 more articles in the media than RLX Technology. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Turning Point Brands and 6 mentions for RLX Technology. Turning Point Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat RLX Technology's score of 0.57 indicating that Turning Point Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Turning Point Brands	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RLX Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TPB or RLX?

Turning Point Brands received 267 more outperform votes than RLX Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.91% of users gave Turning Point Brands an outperform vote while only 37.04% of users gave RLX Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Turning Point Brands	Outperform Votes 277 66.91%	Underperform Votes 137 33.09%
RLX Technology	Outperform Votes 10 37.04%	Underperform Votes 17 62.96%

Is TPB or RLX a better dividend stock?

Turning Point Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. RLX Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Turning Point Brands pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RLX Technology pays out 33.3% 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 recommend TPB or RLX?

Turning Point Brands presently has a consensus target price of $73.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.72%. RLX Technology has a consensus target price of $2.50, indicating a potential upside of 36.24%. Given RLX Technology's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RLX Technology is more favorable than Turning Point Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Turning Point Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
RLX Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Turning Point Brands beats RLX Technology on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.