Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC – Get Free Report) and Mannatech (NASDAQ:MTEX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
Risk and Volatility
Natural Health Trends has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mannatech has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Natural Health Trends and Mannatech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Natural Health Trends | -4.51% | -8.00% | -4.58% |
| Mannatech | -6.90% | -2,383.34% | -24.43% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Natural Health Trends | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Mannatech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Natural Health Trends and Mannatech”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Natural Health Trends | $39.78 million | 0.21 | -$880,000.00 | ($0.16) | -5.98 |
| Mannatech | $108.04 million | 0.13 | -$15.21 million | ($3.91) | -1.85 |
Natural Health Trends has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mannatech. Natural Health Trends is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mannatech, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
10.1% of Natural Health Trends shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of Mannatech shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Natural Health Trends shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.5% of Mannatech shares are owned 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.
Summary
Natural Health Trends beats Mannatech on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Natural Health Trends
Natural Health Trends Corp., a direct-selling and e-commerce company, provides personal care, wellness, and lifestyle products under the NHT Global brand. The company offers wellness products, including liquid, encapsulated, tableted and powder dietary and nutritional supplements, vitamins, and minerals; and herbal products comprising herbal supplements. It also provides beauty products, such as age-defying and hydrating cleansers, creams, lotions, serums, and toners; and lifestyle products, which include weight management and energy enhancing supplements, as well as topical gels. In addition, the company offers home appliances; and daily products, such as oral care, hair care, and body care. It sells its products directly to consumers, as well as through an e-commerce retail platform in the United States, Canada, Cayman Islands, Mexico, Peru, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, India, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Europe. The company was formerly known as Florida Institute of Massage Therapy, Inc. and changed its name to Natural Health Trends Corp. in June 1993. Natural Health Trends Corp. was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
About Mannatech
Mannatech, Incorporated operates as a health and wellness company in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company develops, markets, and sells nutritional supplements; topical and skin care, and anti-aging products; and weight-management and fitness products. It primarily sells its products directly, as well as through e-commerce and network marketing channels. Mannatech, Incorporated was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Flower Mound, Texas.
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