Helen of Troy (HELE) Competitors

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) and iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer HELE or IRBT?

Helen of Troy currently has a consensus target price of $78.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.24%. iRobot has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 74.73%. Given iRobot's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe iRobot is more favorable than Helen of Troy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helen of Troy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
iRobot	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HELE or IRBT?

iRobot received 238 more outperform votes than Helen of Troy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.44% of users gave iRobot an outperform vote while only 57.50% of users gave Helen of Troy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Helen of Troy	Outperform Votes 322 57.50%	Underperform Votes 238 42.50%
iRobot	Outperform Votes 560 64.44%	Underperform Votes 309 35.56%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HELE or IRBT?

77.4% of iRobot shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Helen of Troy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of iRobot shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor HELE or IRBT?

In the previous week, Helen of Troy had 5 more articles in the media than iRobot. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Helen of Troy and 3 mentions for iRobot. iRobot's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Helen of Troy's score of 0.73 indicating that iRobot is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Helen of Troy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
iRobot	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HELE or IRBT more profitable?

Helen of Troy has a net margin of 7.35% compared to iRobot's net margin of -16.15%. Helen of Troy's return on equity of 9.31% beat iRobot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helen of Troy	7.35%	9.31%	5.15%
iRobot	-16.15%	-100.79%	-26.97%

Which has better valuation and earnings, HELE or IRBT?

Helen of Troy has higher revenue and earnings than iRobot. iRobot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helen of Troy, 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
Helen of Troy	$1.93B	0.74	$168.59M	$5.98	10.50
iRobot	$817.36M	0.28	-$304.71M	-$4.60	-1.62

Which has more volatility and risk, HELE or IRBT?

Helen of Troy has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iRobot has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Helen of Troy beats iRobot on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.