BWX (OTC:BWXXF) versus Beauty Health (NASDAQ:SKIN) Head-To-Head Comparison

BWX (OTC:BWXXF) and Beauty Health (NASDAQ:SKIN) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for BWX and Beauty Health, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BWX	0	0	0	0	N/A
Beauty Health	3	7	2	0	1.92

Beauty Health has a consensus target price of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 98.78%. Given Beauty Health’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Beauty Health is more favorable than BWX.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BWX and Beauty Health’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BWX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Beauty Health	$397.99 million	1.01	-$100.12 million	($0.77)	-4.25

BWX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Beauty Health.

Profitability

This table compares BWX and Beauty Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BWX	N/A	N/A	N/A
Beauty Health	-25.65%	-18.85%	-2.21%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.3% of Beauty Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.7% of Beauty Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Beauty Health beats BWX on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BWX

BWX Limited, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells natural body, hair, and skin care products in Australia, the United States, and internationally. It is also involved in the online sale of its products. In addition, the company provides wellness products sourced from own, private-label, and third-party brands through the Nourished Life direct-to-consumer e-commerce site; and vegan, ethical, and sustainable products through Flora and Fauna. It owns, produces, and distributes products under the Sukin, Mineral Fusion, and Andalou Naturals brands. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Clayton, Australia.

About Beauty Health

The Beauty Health Company designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells aesthetic technologies and products worldwide. The company's flagship product includes HydraFacial that enhance the skin to cleanse, extract, and hydrate the skin with proprietary solutions and serums. Its products also comprise Syndeo, a Delivery System designs to connects providers to the consumer's preferences to create a more personalized experience; consumables, such as single-use tips, solutions, and serums used to provide a hydrafacial treatment; SkinStylus SteriLock Microsystem, a microneedling device used for the treatment of enhancing appearance of surgical or traumatic hypertrophic scars on the abdomen and facial acne scarring in Fitzpatrick skin types I, II, and III; and Keravive, a treatment for scalp health. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.