Natura &Co (NYSE:NTCOY) vs. Haleon (NYSE:HLN) Head to Head Contrast

Natura &Co (NYSE:NTCOY) and Haleon (NYSE:HLN) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Dividends

Natura &Co pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Haleon pays out 70.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk and Volatility

Natura &Co has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haleon has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Natura &Co and Haleon’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Natura &Co	$5.36 billion	0.76	$595.64 million	N/A	N/A
Haleon	$14.05 billion	2.86	$1.30 billion	$0.30	29.32

Haleon has higher revenue and earnings than Natura &Co.

Profitability

This table compares Natura &Co and Haleon’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Natura &Co	10.29%	-6.89%	-3.48%
Haleon	9.68%	13.17%	6.43%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Natura &Co and Haleon, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Natura &Co	0	0	0	0	N/A
Haleon	0	1	4	0	2.80

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.1% of Natura &Co shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Haleon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Natura &Co shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Haleon beats Natura &Co on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Natura &Co

Natura &Co Holding S.A. engages in the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of cosmetics, fragrances, and personal care products in Brazil, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, Africa, and Oceania. The company operates through Natura &Co Latam and Avon International segments. It markets its products under the Natura and Avon brand names through e-commerce, direct selling, business-to-business, franchises, physical stores, and retail markets. Natura &Co Holding S.A. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

About Haleon

Haleon plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of various consumer healthcare products in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides oral health products, such as toothpastes, mouth washes, and denture care products under the Sensodyne, Polident, Parodontax, Biotene brands; and vitamins, minerals, and supplements under Centrum, Emergen-C, Caltrate brands. It also offers various over-the-counter products comprising nasal drops, and cold, flu, and allergy relief products under Otrivine, Theraflu, and Flonase brands for respiratory issues; anti-inflammatory and pain relief products under Voltaren, Panadol, and Advil brands; and antacids and antihistamine products under TUMS, ENO, and Fenistil brands for digestive health and other issues. The company was formerly known as DRVW 2022 plc and changed its name to Haleon plc in February 2022. Haleon plc was founded in 1715 and is headquartered in Weybridge, the United Kingdom.