Turning Point Brands (TPB) Competitors

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

Does the media favor RLX or TPB?

In the previous week, RLX Technology had 5 more articles in the media than Turning Point Brands. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for RLX Technology and 10 mentions for Turning Point Brands. Turning Point Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat RLX Technology's score of 0.42 indicating that Turning Point Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RLX Technology	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Turning Point Brands	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in RLX or TPB?

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 insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Turning Point Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RLX or TPB 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
RLX Technology	15.70%	2.48%	2.37%
Turning Point Brands	11.63%	33.14%	9.99%

Do analysts recommend RLX or TPB?

RLX Technology presently has a consensus target price of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 13.64%. Turning Point Brands has a consensus target price of $76.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.51%. Given RLX Technology's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe RLX Technology is more favorable than Turning Point Brands.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RLX or TPB?

Turning Point Brands received 269 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 35.71% of users gave RLX Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RLX Technology	Outperform Votes 10 35.71%	Underperform Votes 18 64.29%
Turning Point Brands	Outperform Votes 279 66.91%	Underperform Votes 138 33.09%

Is RLX or TPB a better dividend stock?

RLX Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Turning Point Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. RLX Technology pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Turning Point Brands pays out 13.2% 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 increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, RLX or TPB?

RLX Technology has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Turning Point Brands has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RLX or TPB?

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
RLX Technology	$2.68B	1.16	$75.26M	$0.06	33.00
Turning Point Brands	$384.03M	3.42	$38.46M	$2.28	32.18

Summary

Turning Point Brands beats RLX Technology on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.