Hamilton Beach Brands (HBB) Competitors

Ethan Allen Interiors (NYSE:ETD) and Hamilton Beach Brands (NYSE:HBB) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is ETD or HBB more profitable?

Ethan Allen Interiors has a net margin of 8.39% compared to Hamilton Beach Brands' net margin of 5.10%. Hamilton Beach Brands' return on equity of 20.03% beat Ethan Allen Interiors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ethan Allen Interiors	8.39%	10.92%	7.10%
Hamilton Beach Brands	5.10%	20.03%	8.02%

Is ETD or HBB a better dividend stock?

Ethan Allen Interiors pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Hamilton Beach Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Ethan Allen Interiors pays out 77.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hamilton Beach Brands pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ethan Allen Interiors has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Hamilton Beach Brands has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer ETD or HBB?

Ethan Allen Interiors currently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.58%. Given Ethan Allen Interiors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ethan Allen Interiors is more favorable than Hamilton Beach Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ethan Allen Interiors	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Hamilton Beach Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to ETD or HBB?

In the previous week, Hamilton Beach Brands had 2 more articles in the media than Ethan Allen Interiors. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hamilton Beach Brands and 0 mentions for Ethan Allen Interiors. Ethan Allen Interiors' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Hamilton Beach Brands' score of 0.97 indicating that Ethan Allen Interiors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ethan Allen Interiors	Very Positive
Hamilton Beach Brands	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ETD or HBB?

83.8% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.6% of Hamilton Beach Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Hamilton Beach Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, ETD or HBB?

Ethan Allen Interiors has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hamilton Beach Brands has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ETD or HBB?

Ethan Allen Interiors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hamilton Beach Brands. Hamilton Beach Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ethan Allen Interiors, 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
Ethan Allen Interiors	$614.65M	1.23	$51.60M	$2.01	14.84
Hamilton Beach Brands	$654.69M	0.28	$30.76M	$2.35	5.89

Summary

Ethan Allen Interiors beats Hamilton Beach Brands on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.