Brilliant Earth Group (BRLT) Competitors

Brilliant Earth Group (NASDAQ:BRLT) and Eastman Kodak (NYSE:KODK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Do analysts prefer BRLT or KODK?

Brilliant Earth Group currently has a consensus target price of $2.20, suggesting a potential upside of 43.79%. Given Brilliant Earth Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brilliant Earth Group is more favorable than Eastman Kodak.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brilliant Earth Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Eastman Kodak	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BRLT or KODK?

70.4% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Eastman Kodak shares are held by institutional investors. 84.7% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of Eastman Kodak shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BRLT or KODK?

Eastman Kodak received 144 more outperform votes than Brilliant Earth Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.56% of users gave Brilliant Earth Group an outperform vote while only 52.65% of users gave Eastman Kodak an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brilliant Earth Group	Outperform Votes 35 55.56%	Underperform Votes 28 44.44%
Eastman Kodak	Outperform Votes 179 52.65%	Underperform Votes 161 47.35%

Does the media prefer BRLT or KODK?

In the previous week, Eastman Kodak had 4 more articles in the media than Brilliant Earth Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Eastman Kodak and 2 mentions for Brilliant Earth Group. Brilliant Earth Group's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Eastman Kodak's score of 0.69 indicating that Brilliant Earth Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brilliant Earth Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eastman Kodak	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BRLT or KODK more profitable?

Eastman Kodak has a net margin of 7.70% compared to Brilliant Earth Group's net margin of 0.50%. Eastman Kodak's return on equity of 8.47% beat Brilliant Earth Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brilliant Earth Group	0.50%	3.09%	1.15%
Eastman Kodak	7.70%	8.47%	3.43%

Which has more volatility & risk, BRLT or KODK?

Brilliant Earth Group has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eastman Kodak has a beta of 3.75, suggesting that its stock price is 275% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BRLT or KODK?

Eastman Kodak has higher revenue and earnings than Brilliant Earth Group. Eastman Kodak is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brilliant Earth Group, 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
Brilliant Earth Group	$422.16M	0.36	$580K	$0.03	51.00
Eastman Kodak	$1.04B	0.50	$75M	$0.91	7.04

Summary

Eastman Kodak beats Brilliant Earth Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.