TPB vs. RLX, ISPR, HPCO, BTI, UVV, XXII, KAVL, PM, MO, and ELF
Should you be buying Turning Point Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Turning Point Brands include RLX Technology (RLX), Ispire Technology (ISPR), Hempacco (HPCO), British American Tobacco (BTI), Universal (UVV), 22nd Century Group (XXII), Kaival Brands Innovations Group (KAVL), Philip Morris International (PM), Altria Group (MO), and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).
Turning Point Brands vs. Its Competitors
RLX Technology (NYSE:RLX) and Turning Point Brands (NYSE:TPB) are both tobacco products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
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.
RLX Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Turning Point Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. RLX Technology pays out 14.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Turning Point Brands pays out 12.6% 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.
RLX Technology currently has a consensus price target of $2.25, suggesting a potential downside of 8.35%. Turning Point Brands has a consensus price target of $78.83, suggesting a potential downside of 21.11%. Given RLX Technology's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe RLX Technology is more favorable than Turning Point Brands.
In the previous week, RLX Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Turning Point Brands. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for RLX Technology and 10 mentions for Turning Point Brands. Turning Point Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat RLX Technology's score of 0.31 indicating that Turning Point Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
RLX Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
22.7% of RLX Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Turning Point Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 53.4% of RLX Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Turning Point Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
RLX Technology has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Turning Point Brands has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Turning Point Brands beats RLX Technology on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:TPB) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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