BioHarvest Sciences (NASDAQ:BHST – Get Free Report) and e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
BioHarvest Sciences has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, e.l.f. Beauty has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for BioHarvest Sciences and e.l.f. Beauty, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BioHarvest Sciences | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
| e.l.f. Beauty | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2.72 |
Profitability
This table compares BioHarvest Sciences and e.l.f. Beauty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BioHarvest Sciences | -31.21% | -58.30% | -25.60% |
| e.l.f. Beauty | 3.38% | 14.07% | 6.81% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares BioHarvest Sciences and e.l.f. Beauty”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BioHarvest Sciences | $34.51 million | 1.09 | -$11.14 million | ($0.52) | -3.67 |
| e.l.f. Beauty | $1.64 billion | 3.93 | $26.32 million | $1.00 | 108.93 |
e.l.f. Beauty has higher revenue and earnings than BioHarvest Sciences. BioHarvest Sciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than e.l.f. Beauty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
92.4% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
e.l.f. Beauty beats BioHarvest Sciences on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BioHarvest Sciences
BioHarvest Sciences Inc. is a biotech firm. It focused on leveraging its botanical synthesis technology to develop science-based and clinically proven therapeutic solutions, within business verticals nutraceutical health and wellness products such as dietary supplements and development of plant cell-based Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients which focus on specific medical indications. BioHarvest Sciences Inc. is based in Vancouver, Canada.
About e.l.f. Beauty
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of inclusive, accessible, clean, vegan and cruelty free cosmetics and skin care products. The company focuses on the e-commerce, national retailers and international business channels. Its brands include elf, elf skin, WELL People and KEYS soulcare. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.
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