Analyzing Hamilton Beach Brands (HBB) & The Competition

Hamilton Beach Brands (NYSE:HBB) is one of 149 public companies in the “Household Durables” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Hamilton Beach Brands to related companies based on the strength of its risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.5% of Hamilton Beach Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.7% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by institutional investors. 39.0% of Hamilton Beach Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.5% of shares of all “Household Durables” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Hamilton Beach Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Hamilton Beach Brands pays out 11.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Household Durables” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.6% and pay out 33.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Hamilton Beach Brands has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Hamilton Beach Brands and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hamilton Beach Brands	9.41%	30.70%	14.62%
Hamilton Beach Brands Competitors	-21.33%	-17.67%	1.14%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hamilton Beach Brands and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hamilton Beach Brands	$606.85 million	$26.45 million	7.44
Hamilton Beach Brands Competitors	$5.25 billion	$319.32 million	9.56

Hamilton Beach Brands’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Hamilton Beach Brands. Hamilton Beach Brands 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Hamilton Beach Brands and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hamilton Beach Brands	0	0	1	0	3.00
Hamilton Beach Brands Competitors	1757	7311	8077	306	2.40

As a group, “Household Durables” companies have a potential upside of 54.54%. Given Hamilton Beach Brands’ rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hamilton Beach Brands has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Volatility & Risk

Hamilton Beach Brands has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hamilton Beach Brands’ rivals have a beta of 1.75, indicating that their average stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hamilton Beach Brands rivals beat Hamilton Beach Brands on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Hamilton Beach Brands Company Profile

Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, markets, and distributes small electric household and specialty housewares appliances in the United States and internationally. It offers air fryers, blenders, coffee makers, food processors, indoor electric grills, irons, juicers, mixers, slow cookers, toasters, and toaster ovens. The company also provides consumer products under the Hamilton Beach and Proctor Silex brands; products under the Hamilton Beach Professional in the premium market; farm-to-table and field-to-table food processing equipment under the Weston brand; countertop appliances under the Wolf Gourmet brand; garment care products under the CHI brand; cocktail delivery system under the Bartesian brand; air purifiers under the Clorox and TrueAir brands; and water filtration systems under the Brita brand. In addition, it offers injection care management system under the Hamilton Beach Health brand; and commercial products under the Hamilton Beach Commercial and the Proctor Silex Commercial brands, as well as supplies private label products. The company sells its products through a network of mass merchandisers, e-commerce retailers, national department stores, variety store and drug store chains, specialty home retailers, distributors, restaurants, fast food chains, bars, hotels, and other retail outlets. Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia.