Comparing Brilliant Earth Group (BRLT) & The Competition

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

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	-3.69%	-13.95%	3.18%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Brilliant Earth Group and its competitors, as reported 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	3674	15593	21618	590	2.46

Brilliant Earth Group presently has a consensus price target of $1.62, suggesting a potential upside of 12.07%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 7.37%. Given Brilliant Earth Group’s higher probable upside, equities 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, 51.9% 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, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies 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.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brilliant Earth Group	$437.48 million	-$3.63 million	-5.00
Brilliant Earth Group Competitors	$7.05 billion	$386.47 million	32.98

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.

Volatility and Risk

Brilliant Earth Group has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brilliant Earth Group’s competitors have a beta of 1.91, suggesting that their average stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brilliant Earth Group competitors beat Brilliant Earth Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Brilliant Earth Group

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.