HUCK vs MSA vs RELX Stock Comparison

Huckleberry.ai, MSA Safety and Relx Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HUCK Huckleberry.ai, Inc.
$3.11 -7.7% 1M -77.2% 1Y
Market cap
$142.83M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$315.21M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
MSA MSA Safety Inc
$182.59 +0.1% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.94B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Power Tools Industrials
7 wins
RELX Relx Plc
$40.17 +19.9% 1M -13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$71.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

MSA Safety leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (MSA Safety 7, Relx 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHUCKMSARELXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $142.83M $6.94B $71.87B RELX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x 22.1x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.4x 19.6x 22.2x MSA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.0% +6.5% — MSA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.4% 16.1% — MSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 67.5x 0.8x — MSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -77.2% +8.6% -13.7% MSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -48.7%/yr +3.7%/yr +5.3%/yr RELX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 101.1% 25.5% 35.3% MSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 77/100 — MSA

Percentile Scorecard

HUCKMSARELX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHUCKMSARELX
Valuation 37 #65 of 102 55 #91 of 203 –
Growth 36 #63 of 98 86 #27 of 187 –
Profitability 37 #60 of 95 97 #7 of 185 –
Financial Health 6 #103 of 109 76 #53 of 219 19 #89 of 109
Shareholder Returns 18 #53 of 64 73 #42 of 153 52 #31 of 64
Overall 27 77 –
  • HUCK ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • MSA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RELX ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHUCKMSARELXSPY
1 month -7.7%+0.1%+19.9% -0.8%
3 months -12.9%+4.0%+12.7% +3.5%
6 months -12.6%+6.8%+10.4% +7.0%
Year to date -63.1%+14.0%-0.6% +12.2%
1 year -77.2%+8.6%-13.7% +13.0%
3 years -61.2%+15.9%+17.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -27.1%+5.0%+5.6% +23.1%
5 years -96.5%+20.0%+29.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -48.7%+3.7%+5.3% +11.0%
10 years —+228.8%+126.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+12.6%+8.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHUCKMSARELXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 101.1%25.5%35.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.6%24.1%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.180.820.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.760.34-0.39 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.8%-34.9%-50.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -77.8%-10.1%-13.9% -1.8%
52-week high $14.01$203.08$46.64 $779.14
52-week low $2.00$152.94$27.73 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHUCKMSARELX
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 28.8x 22.5xmedian 26.0x —median 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.8x 3.6xmedian 1.9x —median 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 149.4xmedian 17.7x 15.3xmedian 14.0x —median 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.5xmedian 15.8x 19.9xmedian 21.4x —median 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median -0.7xmedian 3.2x 5.0xmedian 2.2x 43.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.13median 0.85 0.12median 1.26 —median 0.85

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHUCKMSARELX
Revenue $315.21M $1.95B –
Gross profit $237.80M $925.88M –
Operating income -$30.85M $413.17M –
Net income -$42.15M $314.01M –
Free cash flow -$8.79M $354.30M –
R&D $74.68M $68.19M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.92 $8.11 –
Cash & equivalents $25.10M $200.06M $291.59M
Total debt – $599.74M $3.11B
Shares (diluted) 46.00M 38.70M 1.84B
Enterprise value -$12.19M $6.23B $70.96B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHUCKMSARELX
P/E -3.4x 22.5x –
P/FCF -15.5x 19.9x –
P/Operating cash flow -228.0x 17.4x –
P/S 0.4x 3.6x –
P/B -0.7x 5.0x 43.9x
P/Tangible book -0.7x 6.3x -29.7x
EV/EBITDA 149.4x 15.3x –
EV/EBIT -8.0x 18.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.8x –
EV/FCF -28.2x 21.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow -415.9x 18.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.13 0.12 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHUCKMSARELX
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.0% 6.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 5.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.1% 8.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 6.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 31.3% 10.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 34.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 45.6% 13.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 186.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 51.9% 15.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 188.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -123.5% 26.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.6% 96.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.9% 40.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 72.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHUCKMSARELX
Gross margin 75.4% 47.6% –
EBITDA margin 0.5% 25.1% –
Operating margin -9.8% 21.2% –
Pretax margin -12.8% 21.1% –
Net margin -13.4% 16.1% –
FCF margin -2.8% 18.2% –
Operating cash flow margin -0.2% 20.9% –
Return on equity – 22.8% –
Return on assets -22.7% 12.2% –
Return on invested capital – 15.9% –
Return on capital employed – 18.0% –
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHUCKMSARELX
Debt / assets 78.4% 23.1% 15.6%
Debt / equity -0.7x 0.4x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 67.5x 0.8x –
Debt / FCF -15.6x 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 207.1% 46.1% 91.7%
Equity / assets -107.1% 53.9% 8.3%
Interest coverage – 12.7x –
Current ratio 0.3x 3.2x –
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.7x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -12.86 5.99 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHUCKMSARELX
Dividend yield – 1.2% 2.3%
Net buyback yield -0.7% 1.8% –
Shareholder yield -0.7% 2.9% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHUCKMSARELX
Forward P/E 44.4xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $9.33FY2026 $1.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.7%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -28.6% +3.4% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $301.44MFY2026 $1.98BFY2026 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 +5.2%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +19.6% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHUCKMSARELX
Held by institutions – 91.0% 4.7%
Institutions holding – 457 439
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.0% +0.2%
Institutions buying – 236 220
Institutions selling – 147 157
Buyers to sellers – 1.61 1.40

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HUCKMSARELX
HUCK 1.00 0.08 0.13
MSA 0.08 1.00 -0.01
RELX 0.13 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HUCK, MSA and RELX?

Relx (RELX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) $142.83M, MSA Safety (MSA) $6.94B, Relx (RELX) $71.87B.

Which company is growing faster?

MSA Safety (MSA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -1.0%, MSA Safety (MSA) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

MSA Safety (MSA) has the highest net margin (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -13.4%, MSA Safety (MSA) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MSA Safety (MSA) returned the most: Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -77.2%, MSA Safety (MSA) +8.6%, Relx (RELX) -13.7%. Over five years, Relx (RELX) compounded fastest (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) -48.7%/yr, MSA Safety (MSA) +3.7%/yr, Relx (RELX) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MSA Safety (MSA) has been the steadiest (Huckleberry.ai (HUCK) 101.1%, MSA Safety (MSA) 25.5%, Relx (RELX) 35.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HUCK, MSA and RELX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, MSA Safety (MSA) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.