Beauty Health (NASDAQ:SKIN) vs. Agape ATP (NASDAQ:ATPC) Head-To-Head Analysis

Agape ATP (NASDAQ:ATPC) and Beauty Health (NASDAQ:SKIN) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Agape ATP and Beauty Health, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agape ATP	1	0	0	0	1.00
Beauty Health	1	5	1	0	2.00

Beauty Health has a consensus price target of $1.38, indicating a potential upside of 112.59%. Given Beauty Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Beauty Health is more favorable than Agape ATP.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Agape ATP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Beauty Health shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Agape ATP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 40.3% of Beauty Health shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Agape ATP and Beauty Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agape ATP	-125.89%	-8.43%	-7.75%
Beauty Health	-9.79%	-47.83%	-5.79%

Risk & Volatility

Agape ATP has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beauty Health has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Agape ATP and Beauty Health”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Agape ATP	$1.51 million	1.69	-$2.28 million	($1.33)	-1.92
Beauty Health	$300.80 million	0.28	-$9.52 million	($0.22)	-2.94

Agape ATP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Beauty Health. Beauty Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agape ATP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Beauty Health beats Agape ATP on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Agape ATP

Agape ATP Corporation, an investment holding company, supplies health and wellness products and health solution advisory services in Malaysia. It offers four series of programs that consist of various services and products under the ATP Zeta Health Program, ÉNERGÉTIQUE, BEAUNIQUE, and E.A.T.S. names. The company's products include ATP1s Survivor Select that contains various essential nutrients required by the human body to maintain normal metabolism; ATP3 Ionized Cal-Mag, a calcium and magnesium minerals supplement; ATP4 Omega Blend, an oil blend that provides a bio-effective balance of essential fatty acids, omega 3, and omega 6; ATP5 BetaMaxx, a natural immune enhancer; AGN-Vege Fruit Fiber, a nutrition-based formulation for intestines and stomach; AGP1-Iron to improve iron deficiency anemia; and YFA-Young Formula, an anti-aging and youthful maintenance supplement. It also provides BEAUNIQUE brand products comprising Mito+, an antioxidant drink for cellular, immune, metabolic, brain, and skin health; and Trim+, which inhibits the activities of carbohydrates digestive enzymes that result in a reduction of the breakdown and absorption of sugars. In addition, the company offers energy masks, including N°1 Med-Hydration, N°2 Med-Whitening, and N°3 Med-Firming, as well as hyaluronic acid serum and mousse facial cleanser under ÉNERGÉTIQUE brand; and soy protein isolate powder, and an antioxidant under Livo5 brand name. Further, it sells health and wellness products; and promotes wellness and wellbeing lifestyle through online editorials, programs, events, and campaigns, as well as provides health therapies. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

About Beauty Health

The Beauty Health Company designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells aesthetic technologies and products worldwide. The company's flagship product includes HydraFacial that enhance the skin to cleanse, extract, and hydrate the skin with proprietary solutions and serums. Its products also comprise Syndeo, a Delivery System designs to connects providers to the consumer's preferences to create a more personalized experience; consumables, such as single-use tips, solutions, and serums used to provide a hydrafacial treatment; SkinStylus SteriLock Microsystem, a microneedling device used for the treatment of enhancing appearance of surgical or traumatic hypertrophic scars on the abdomen and facial acne scarring in Fitzpatrick skin types I, II, and III; and Keravive, a treatment for scalp health. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.