Head-To-Head Comparison: Vestis (VSTS) and Its Peers

Vestis (NYSE:VSTS) is one of 355 public companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Vestis to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Vestis pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Vestis pays out -280.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out 64.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vestis and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vestis	$2.70 billion	-$40.22 million	-265.50
Vestis Competitors	$2.43 billion	$139.29 million	22.15

Vestis has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its competitors. Vestis 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.

Risk and Volatility

Vestis has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vestis’ competitors have a beta of 2.45, meaning that their average share price is 145% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Vestis and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vestis	4	3	1	0	1.62
Vestis Competitors	1835	6117	9002	657	2.48

Vestis presently has a consensus target price of $12.66, suggesting a potential downside of 4.63%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 10.62%. Given Vestis’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vestis has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Vestis and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vestis	-0.20%	7.27%	2.20%
Vestis Competitors	-58.23%	-120.07%	-1.39%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.4% of Vestis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.7% of Vestis shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vestis competitors beat Vestis on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Vestis Company Profile

Vestis Corporation provides uniform rentals and workplace supplies in the United States and Canada. Its products include uniform options, such as shirts, pants, outerwear, gowns, scrubs, high visibility garments, particulate-free garments, and flame-resistant garments, as well as shoes and accessories; and workplace supplies, including managed restroom supply services, first-aid supplies and safety products, floor mats, towels, and linens. The company serves manufacturing, hospitality, retail, food processing, food service, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, automotive, and cleanroom industries. Vestis Corporation was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Roswell, Georgia.