Analyzing Online Vacation Center (ONVC) & Its Peers

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.1% of shares of all “INTERNET COMMERCE” companies are owned by institutional investors. 71.3% of Online Vacation Center shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of shares of all “INTERNET COMMERCE” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Online Vacation Center and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Online Vacation Center	3.71%	N/A	N/A
Online Vacation Center Competitors	-13.42%	-27.91%	-5.39%

Volatility & Risk

Online Vacation Center has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Online Vacation Center’s competitors have a beta of 1.50, meaning that their average share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Online Vacation Center and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Online Vacation Center	$20.10 million	$750,000.00	21.60
Online Vacation Center Competitors	$21.72 billion	$2.17 billion	21.63

Online Vacation Center’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Online Vacation Center. Online Vacation Center is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Online Vacation Center beats its competitors on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Online Vacation Center

Online Vacation Center Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, provides vacation travel and marketing services in the United States. The company offers vacation services for affluent retiree markets. It also involved in developing and selling river, ocean, and land vacation packages; publishes three travel newsletters under the Top Travel Deals, Spotlight, and TravelFlash brands; selling online of golf training aids; and operates a cruises franchise that focused on travel sales through mobile agents, as well as a website that connects travelers to purchase hotel, resort, and vacation packages. The company was founded in 1972 and is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.