Head to Head Contrast: Brilliant Earth Group (BRLT) vs. Its Peers

Brilliant Earth Group (NASDAQ:BRLT) is one of 286 publicly-traded companies in the “Specialty Retail” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Brilliant Earth Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

Brilliant Earth Group pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.7%. Brilliant Earth Group pays out -86.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.9% and pay out 35.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Brilliant Earth Group is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Brilliant Earth Group and its rivals, 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	3539	15215	21164	547	2.46

Brilliant Earth Group currently has a consensus target price of $1.74, suggesting a potential upside of 36.81%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 8.78%. Given Brilliant Earth Group’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Brilliant Earth Group is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

70.4% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by institutional investors. 83.2% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Brilliant Earth Group and its rivals’ 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	-2.67%	-25.41%	2.94%

Risk & Volatility

Brilliant Earth Group has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brilliant Earth Group’s rivals have a beta of 1.77, meaning that their average stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brilliant Earth Group and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brilliant Earth Group	$449.28 million	-$3.63 million	-4.38
Brilliant Earth Group Competitors	$6.99 billion	$387.72 million	14.30

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

Summary

Brilliant Earth Group rivals beat Brilliant Earth Group on 8 of the 15 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.