Herbalife (HLF) Competitors

Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) and USANA Health Sciences (NYSE:USNA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer HLF or USNA?

In the previous week, Herbalife had 27 more articles in the media than USANA Health Sciences. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Herbalife and 10 mentions for USANA Health Sciences. Herbalife's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat USANA Health Sciences' score of 0.08 indicating that Herbalife is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Herbalife	10 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
USANA Health Sciences	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is HLF or USNA more profitable?

USANA Health Sciences has a net margin of 6.30% compared to Herbalife's net margin of 5.09%. USANA Health Sciences' return on equity of 10.64% beat Herbalife's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Herbalife	5.09%	-19.71%	7.55%
USANA Health Sciences	6.30%	10.64%	8.48%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HLF or USNA?

Herbalife has higher revenue and earnings than USANA Health Sciences. Herbalife is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than USANA Health Sciences, 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
Herbalife	$4.99B	0.17	$142.20M	$2.49	3.32
USANA Health Sciences	$861.97M	0.70	$63.79M	$2.83	11.25

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HLF or USNA?

54.3% of USANA Health Sciences shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Herbalife shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of USANA Health Sciences shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HLF or USNA?

Herbalife received 316 more outperform votes than USANA Health Sciences when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.20% of users gave Herbalife an outperform vote while only 60.45% of users gave USANA Health Sciences an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Herbalife	Outperform Votes 715 67.20%	Underperform Votes 349 32.80%
USANA Health Sciences	Outperform Votes 399 60.45%	Underperform Votes 261 39.55%

Do analysts prefer HLF or USNA?

Herbalife currently has a consensus price target of $9.90, indicating a potential upside of 19.74%. USANA Health Sciences has a consensus price target of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.32%. Given Herbalife's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Herbalife is more favorable than USANA Health Sciences.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Herbalife	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
USANA Health Sciences	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, HLF or USNA?

Herbalife has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, USANA Health Sciences has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Herbalife beats USANA Health Sciences on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.