RLX Technology (RLX) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, TPB or RLX?

RLX Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Turning Point Brands. RLX Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Turning Point Brands, 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	4.42	$39.81M	$2.39	37.02
RLX Technology	$376.55M	10.53	$75.60M	$0.07	36.07

Does the media favor TPB or RLX?

In the previous week, Turning Point Brands and Turning Point Brands both had 3 articles in the media. RLX Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Turning Point Brands' score of 0.45 indicating that RLX Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Turning Point Brands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
RLX Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, TPB or RLX?

Turning Point Brands has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLX Technology has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 0.3%. RLX Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Turning Point Brands pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RLX Technology pays out 14.3% 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. Turning Point Brands has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Is TPB or RLX more profitable?

RLX Technology has a net margin of 22.32% compared to Turning Point Brands' net margin of 10.34%. Turning Point Brands' return on equity of 25.32% beat RLX Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Turning Point Brands	10.34%	25.32%	9.52%
RLX Technology	22.32%	4.54%	4.29%

Do analysts prefer TPB or RLX?

Turning Point Brands presently has a consensus price target of $78.83, indicating a potential downside of 10.89%. RLX Technology has a consensus price target of $2.25, indicating a potential downside of 10.89%. Given Turning Point Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Turning Point Brands is more favorable than RLX Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Turning Point Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
RLX Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Turning Point Brands beats RLX Technology on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.