Financial Survey: Brilliant Earth Group (BRLT) versus Its Competitors

Brilliant Earth Group (NASDAQ:BRLT) is one of 285 publicly-traded companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Brilliant Earth Group to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Brilliant Earth Group and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brilliant Earth Group	$437.48 million	-$3.63 million	-4.86
Brilliant Earth Group Competitors	$6.99 billion	$390.09 million	17.21

Brilliant Earth Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Brilliant Earth Group. Brilliant Earth Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Brilliant Earth Group has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brilliant Earth Group’s competitors have a beta of 1.78, suggesting that their average stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Brilliant Earth Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brilliant Earth Group	1	7	0	0	1.88
Brilliant Earth Group Competitors	3543	15299	21275	551	2.46

Brilliant Earth Group presently has a consensus price target of $1.74, suggesting a potential upside of 23.23%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 10.38%. Given Brilliant Earth Group’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Brilliant Earth Group is more favorable than its competitors.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

70.4% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 83.2% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.0% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares Brilliant Earth Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brilliant Earth Group	-0.66%	-15.48%	-5.99%
Brilliant Earth Group Competitors	-3.48%	-30.19%	3.19%

Summary

Brilliant Earth Group competitors beat Brilliant Earth Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Brilliant Earth Group Company Profile

Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. designs, procures, and sells diamonds, gemstones, and jewelry in the United States and internationally. The company’s product assortment and merchandise include a collection of diamond engagement rings, wedding and anniversary rings, gemstone rings, and fine jewelry. It sells directly to consumers through its omnichannel sales platform, including e-commerce and showrooms. Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.