Wilhelmina International (WHLM) Competitors

Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) and Wilhelmina International (NASDAQ:WHLM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to HGBL or WHLM?

In the previous week, Heritage Global and Heritage Global both had 1 articles in the media. Heritage Global's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Wilhelmina International's score of 0.61 indicating that Heritage Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Heritage Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wilhelmina International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HGBL or WHLM more profitable?

Heritage Global has a net margin of 20.60% compared to Wilhelmina International's net margin of 3.38%. Heritage Global's return on equity of 16.05% beat Wilhelmina International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Heritage Global	20.60%	16.05%	11.90%
Wilhelmina International	3.38%	2.29%	1.40%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HGBL or WHLM?

Wilhelmina International received 216 more outperform votes than Heritage Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.22% of users gave Wilhelmina International an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave Heritage Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Heritage Global	Outperform Votes 6 46.15%	Underperform Votes 7 53.85%
Wilhelmina International	Outperform Votes 222 82.22%	Underperform Votes 48 17.78%

Which has more volatility & risk, HGBL or WHLM?

Heritage Global has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wilhelmina International has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HGBL or WHLM?

33.5% of Heritage Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Wilhelmina International shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Heritage Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.5% of Wilhelmina International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HGBL or WHLM?

Heritage Global has higher revenue and earnings than Wilhelmina International. Heritage Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wilhelmina International, 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
Heritage Global	$60.54M	1.25	$12.48M	$0.28	7.25
Wilhelmina International	$17.21M	1.38	$430K	$0.12	30.68

Summary

Heritage Global beats Wilhelmina International on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.