Natural Alternatives International (NAII) & The Competition Head-To-Head Comparison

Natural Alternatives International (NASDAQ:NAII) is one of 55 publicly-traded companies in the “Personal Care Products” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Natural Alternatives International to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Natural Alternatives International and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Natural Alternatives International	-14.52%	-16.51%	-6.95%
Natural Alternatives International Competitors	-4.30%	-61.80%	0.37%

Volatility & Risk

Natural Alternatives International has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Alternatives International’s peers have a beta of 0.80, meaning that their average stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Natural Alternatives International and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Natural Alternatives International	1	0	0	0	1.00
Natural Alternatives International Competitors	905	2947	3664	229	2.42

As a group, “Personal Care Products” companies have a potential upside of 0.49%. Given Natural Alternatives International’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Natural Alternatives International has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

32.4% of Natural Alternatives International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Personal Care Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of Natural Alternatives International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of shares of all “Personal Care Products” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Natural Alternatives International and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Natural Alternatives International	$142.51 million	-$20.69 million	-0.28
Natural Alternatives International Competitors	$7.78 billion	$1.11 billion	10.09

Natural Alternatives International’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Natural Alternatives International. Natural Alternatives International 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

Natural Alternatives International peers beat Natural Alternatives International on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Natural Alternatives International Company Profile

Natural Alternatives International, Inc. (NAI) develops and manufactures nutritional supplements for customers in the dietary supplement, sports nutrition and health and wellness industries. Its contract manufacturing services include product formulation, ingredient sourcing, manufacturing, packaging and quality testing. The company also markets CarnoSyn, its branded beta-alanine ingredient used in sports nutrition products. Founded in 1980 and based in Carlsbad, California, NAI serves customers in the United States and international markets.