Head-To-Head Comparison: RLX Technology (RLX) vs. Its Competitors

RLX Technology (NYSE:RLX) is one of 46 publicly-traded companies in the “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare RLX Technology to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

22.7% of RLX Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.3% of shares of all “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies are held by institutional investors. 53.4% of RLX Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of shares of all “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares RLX Technology and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RLX Technology	21.38%	4.05%	3.85%
RLX Technology Competitors	0.03%	1.25%	0.50%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for RLX Technology and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RLX Technology	0	1	0	0	2.00
RLX Technology Competitors	117	909	998	28	2.46

RLX Technology currently has a consensus price target of $2.25, suggesting a potential downside of 4.26%. As a group, “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies have a potential upside of 20.36%. Given RLX Technology’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RLX Technology has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares RLX Technology and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
RLX Technology	$376.55 million	$75.60 million	39.17
RLX Technology Competitors	$2.74 billion	$103.51 million	3.20

RLX Technology’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than RLX Technology. RLX Technology is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

RLX Technology has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RLX Technology’s rivals have a beta of -0.51, meaning that their average share price is 151% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

RLX Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. RLX Technology pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “CONSM PD – MISC DIS” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.0% and pay out 72.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

RLX Technology rivals beat RLX Technology on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About RLX Technology

RLX Technology Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of e-vapor products in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It serves partner distributors and retail outlets. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.