Natuzzi (NTZ) Competitors

Natuzzi (NYSE:NTZ) and Hamilton Beach Brands (NYSE:HBB) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is NTZ or HBB more profitable?

Hamilton Beach Brands has a net margin of 4.06% compared to Natuzzi's net margin of -6.63%. Hamilton Beach Brands' return on equity of 17.90% beat Natuzzi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Natuzzi	-6.63%	-31.15%	-6.44%
Hamilton Beach Brands	4.06%	17.90%	6.87%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NTZ or HBB?

6.1% of Natuzzi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.6% of Hamilton Beach Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Natuzzi shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of Hamilton Beach Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, NTZ or HBB?

Hamilton Beach Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Natuzzi.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Natuzzi	$355.63M	0.16	-$17.39M	N/A	N/A
Hamilton Beach Brands	$625.62M	0.38	$25.24M	$1.88	9.32

Does the media prefer NTZ or HBB?

In the previous week, Hamilton Beach Brands had 3 more articles in the media than Natuzzi. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Hamilton Beach Brands and 1 mentions for Natuzzi. Natuzzi's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Hamilton Beach Brands' score of 0.40 indicating that Natuzzi is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Natuzzi	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hamilton Beach Brands	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NTZ or HBB?

Natuzzi received 19 more outperform votes than Hamilton Beach Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.88% of users gave Hamilton Beach Brands an outperform vote while only 46.94% of users gave Natuzzi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Natuzzi	Outperform Votes 184 46.94%	Underperform Votes 208 53.06%
Hamilton Beach Brands	Outperform Votes 165 52.88%	Underperform Votes 147 47.12%

Which has more risk and volatility, NTZ or HBB?

Natuzzi has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hamilton Beach Brands has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hamilton Beach Brands beats Natuzzi on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.