Head to Head Analysis: Brilliant Earth Group (BRLT) and Its Peers

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 companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brilliant Earth Group	$437.48 million	-$3.63 million	-4.59
Brilliant Earth Group Competitors	$7.00 billion	$390.09 million	16.50

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 and Volatility

Brilliant Earth Group has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share 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 share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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	-3.51%	-30.13%	3.19%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

70.4% of Brilliant Earth Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% 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, 21.0% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings 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	3535	15252	21207	549	2.46

Brilliant Earth Group currently has a consensus target price of $1.74, indicating a potential upside of 30.64%. As a group, “Specialty Retail” companies have a potential upside of 11.43%. Given Brilliant Earth Group’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Brilliant Earth Group is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Brilliant Earth Group competitors beat Brilliant Earth Group on 8 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.