RLX Technology (RLX) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, TPB or RLX?

Turning Point Brands has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLX Technology has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer TPB or RLX?

Turning Point Brands currently has a consensus price target of $76.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.30%. RLX Technology has a consensus price target of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given RLX Technology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
RLX Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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 0.4%. RLX Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Turning Point Brands pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RLX Technology pays out 16.7% 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. Turning Point Brands has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TPB or RLX?

96.1% of Turning Point Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of RLX Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Turning Point Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.4% of RLX Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor TPB or RLX?

In the previous week, Turning Point Brands had 8 more articles in the media than RLX Technology. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Turning Point Brands and 0 mentions for RLX Technology. Turning Point Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat RLX Technology's score of 0.00 indicating that Turning Point Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Turning Point Brands	Positive
RLX Technology	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	4.02	$39.81M	$2.28	35.51
RLX Technology	$376.55M	9.39	$75.60M	$0.06	37.50

Is TPB or RLX more profitable?

RLX Technology has a net margin of 21.38% compared to Turning Point Brands' net margin of 10.19%. Turning Point Brands' return on equity of 27.70% beat RLX Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Turning Point Brands	10.19%	27.70%	9.78%
RLX Technology	21.38%	4.05%	3.85%

Summary

Turning Point Brands beats RLX Technology on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.