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 superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HELE or IRBT?

iRobot received 236 more outperform votes than Helen of Troy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.22% of users gave iRobot an outperform vote while only 57.55% of users gave Helen of Troy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Helen of Troy	Outperform Votes 324 57.55%	Underperform Votes 239 42.45%
iRobot	Outperform Votes 560 64.22%	Underperform Votes 312 35.78%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HELE or IRBT?

77.4% of iRobot shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Helen of Troy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of iRobot shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable 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	$1.91B	0.70	$168.59M	$4.96	11.85
iRobot	$890.58M	0.30	-$304.71M	-$4.60	-1.90

Is HELE or IRBT more profitable?

Helen of Troy has a net margin of 6.05% compared to iRobot's net margin of -16.15%. Helen of Troy's return on equity of 9.13% beat iRobot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helen of Troy	6.05%	9.13%	5.08%
iRobot	-16.15%	-100.79%	-26.97%

Which has more volatility and risk, HELE or IRBT?

Helen of Troy has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iRobot has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HELE or IRBT?

Helen of Troy currently has a consensus target price of $77.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.97%. iRobot has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.69%. 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 media prefer HELE or IRBT?

In the previous week, iRobot had 2 more articles in the media than Helen of Troy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for iRobot and 1 mentions for Helen of Troy. Helen of Troy's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat iRobot's score of 0.39 indicating that Helen of Troy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

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