Brilliant Earth Group (BRLT) vs. The Competition Head-To-Head Contrast

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 peers? We will compare Brilliant Earth Group to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Brilliant Earth Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brilliant Earth Group	1	7	0	0	1.88
Brilliant Earth Group Competitors	3661	15554	21586	584	2.46

Brilliant Earth Group currently has a consensus price target of $1.74, indicating a potential upside of 10.67%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 8.97%. Given Brilliant Earth Group’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brilliant Earth Group is more favorable than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

Brilliant Earth Group has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brilliant Earth Group’s peers have a beta of 1.76, suggesting that their average stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

70.4% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 83.2% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of shares of all “Specialty Retail” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Brilliant Earth Group pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.9%. 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 2.1% 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 peers, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Brilliant Earth Group and its peers’ 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	-3.67%	-13.85%	3.19%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brilliant Earth Group	$449.28 million	-$3.63 million	-5.41
Brilliant Earth Group Competitors	$7.30 billion	$386.47 million	31.96

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

Summary

Brilliant Earth Group peers beat Brilliant Earth Group on 9 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.