Head-To-Head Review: Synergy CHC (SNYR) vs. Its Peers

Synergy CHC (NASDAQ:SNYR) is one of 49 public companies in the “CONS PD – MISC STPL” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Synergy CHC to related companies based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

64.9% of shares of all “CONS PD – MISC STPL” companies are held by institutional investors. 56.6% of Synergy CHC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of shares of all “CONS PD – MISC STPL” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Synergy CHC and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synergy CHC	10.02%	-18.56%	20.28%
Synergy CHC Competitors	-6.09%	-213.53%	-2.86%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Synergy CHC and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Synergy CHC	$34.83 million	$2.12 million	5.76
Synergy CHC Competitors	$13.77 billion	$1.23 billion	8.69

Synergy CHC’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Synergy CHC. Synergy CHC 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Synergy CHC and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synergy CHC	0	0	1	1	3.50
Synergy CHC Competitors	671	2940	3032	94	2.38

Synergy CHC currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 356.62%. As a group, “CONS PD – MISC STPL” companies have a potential upside of 16.26%. Given Synergy CHC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Synergy CHC is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

Synergy CHC beats its peers on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

About Synergy CHC

Synergy CHC Corp. engages in the marketing and distribution of branded health and wellness products. The company was founded on December 29, 2010 and is headquartered in Westbrook, ME.