Comparing Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) & PWRCOR (OTCMKTS:PWCO)

Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) and PWRCOR (OTCMKTS:PWCO) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Helen of Troy and PWRCOR”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Helen of Troy	$1.91 billion	0.23	$123.75 million	($28.70)	-0.66
PWRCOR	$100,000.00	19.83	-$80,000.00	N/A	N/A

Helen of Troy has higher revenue and earnings than PWRCOR.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Helen of Troy and PWRCOR, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helen of Troy	2	3	0	0	1.60
PWRCOR	0	0	0	0	0.00

Helen of Troy currently has a consensus target price of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 121.52%. Given Helen of Troy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Helen of Troy is more favorable than PWRCOR.

Profitability

This table compares Helen of Troy and PWRCOR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helen of Troy	-36.20%	8.72%	4.27%
PWRCOR	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Helen of Troy has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PWRCOR has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Helen of Troy beats PWRCOR on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy Limited provides various consumer products in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates in two segments: Home & Outdoor and Beauty & Wellness. The Home & Outdoor segment offers food storage containers, kitchen utensils for cooking and preparing salads, fruits, vegetables and meats, graters, slicers and choppers, baking essentials, kitchen organization, bath, cleaning, infant and toddler products, and coffee preparation tools and electronics; and insulated beverageware, including bottles, travel tumblers, drinkware, mugs, food and lunch containers, insulated totes, soft coolers, outdoor kitchenware, and accessories. This segment also provides technical and outdoor sports packs, bike packs and bags, hydration and travel packs, duffel bags and luggage, lifestyle and everyday packs, kid carrier packs, and accessories. The Beauty & Wellness segment offers mass, professional and prestige hair appliances, brushes, grooming tools, and accessories; and prestige shampoos, liquid hair styling products, treatments, and conditioners. This segment also provides thermometers, blood pressure monitors, pulse oximeters, nasal aspirators, humidifiers, faucet mount and pitcher water filtration systems, air purifiers, heaters, fans, and humidification, thermometry, water filtration, and air purification consumables. The company sells its products through mass merchandisers, sporting goods retailers, department stores, drugstore chains, home improvement stores, grocery stores, specialty stores, prestige beauty chains, beauty supply retailers, e-commerce retailers, wholesalers, warehouse clubs, and various types of distributors, as well as directly to consumers under the OXO, Good Grips, Soft Works, OXO tot, OXO Brew, OXO Strive, OXO Outdoor, Hydro Flask, Osprey, Drybar, Hot Tools, Curlsmith, and PUR brands. Helen of Troy Limited was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in El Paso, Texas.

About PWRCOR

PwrCor, Inc. provides energy infrastructure and alternative energy solutions in the United States. The company manages infrastructure projects for commercial and institutional customers. Its projects include a combination of energy infrastructure components, including electrical power generation, steam production, or chilled water production projects, as well as the infrastructure to distribute these services. The company also commercializes engine technology that converts low-grade heat to mechanical energy for power generation. It serves domestic non-profit institutions and organizations; the waste-heat-to-energy and geothermal marketplace; and the independent power producer market. The company was formerly known as Receivable Acquisition & Management Corporation and changed its name to PwrCor, Inc. in March 2017. PwrCor, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.