Natuzzi (NTZ) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, NTZ or GPRO?

Natuzzi has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GoPro has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NTZ or GPRO more profitable?

Natuzzi has a net margin of -5.09% compared to GoPro's net margin of -44.37%. Natuzzi's return on equity of -22.27% beat GoPro's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Natuzzi	-5.09%	-22.27%	-4.93%
GoPro	-44.37%	-33.48%	-13.93%

Does the media refer more to NTZ or GPRO?

In the previous week, Natuzzi had 2 more articles in the media than GoPro. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Natuzzi and 1 mentions for GoPro. Natuzzi's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat GoPro's score of -0.24 indicating that Natuzzi is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Natuzzi	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
GoPro	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NTZ or GPRO?

Natuzzi has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GoPro.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Natuzzi	$355.63M	0.13	-$17.39M	N/A	N/A
GoPro	$896.01M	0.20	-$53.18M	-$2.62	-0.43

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NTZ or GPRO?

GoPro received 972 more outperform votes than Natuzzi when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.94% of users gave GoPro an outperform vote while only 48.29% of users gave Natuzzi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Natuzzi	Outperform Votes 184 48.29%	Underperform Votes 197 51.71%
GoPro	Outperform Votes 1156 63.94%	Underperform Votes 652 36.06%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NTZ or GPRO?

6.1% of Natuzzi shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of GoPro shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Natuzzi shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of GoPro shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate NTZ or GPRO?

GoPro has a consensus target price of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 99.12%. Given GoPro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GoPro is more favorable than Natuzzi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Natuzzi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
GoPro	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

GoPro beats Natuzzi on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.