Head-To-Head Comparison: Vince (NASDAQ:VNCE) and Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS)

Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS) and Vince (NASDAQ:VNCE) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Weyco Group and Vince’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weyco Group	12.39%	14.04%	11.28%
Vince	2.42%	31.35%	7.17%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Weyco Group and Vince, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weyco Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
Vince	0	1	1	1	3.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Weyco Group and Vince”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Weyco Group	$276.17 million	1.78	$23.08 million	$3.63	14.18
Vince	$314.66 million	0.46	$6.38 million	$0.57	19.46

Weyco Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Vince. Weyco Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vince, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

23.6% of Weyco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of Vince shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.4% of Weyco Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.5% of Vince shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Weyco Group has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vince has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

About Weyco Group

Weyco Group, Inc. designs and distributes footwear for men, women, and children. It operates in two segments, North American Wholesale Operations and North American Retail Operations. The company offers mid-priced leather dress shoes and casual footwear of man-made materials and leather; and outdoor boots, shoes, and sandals under the Florsheim, Nunn Bush, Stacy Adams, BOGS, Rafters, and Forsake brands. It is also involved in the wholesale of its products to footwear, department, and specialty stores, as well as e-commerce retailers in the United States and Canada. The company operates e-commerce business; and brick and mortar retail stores in the United States. In addition, it has licensing agreements with third parties, who sell its branded apparel, accessories, and specialty footwear. It operates in the United States, Canada, Australia, and South Africa. The company was formerly known as Weyenberg Shoe Manufacturing Company and changed its name to Weyco Group, Inc. in April 1990. Weyco Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

About Vince

Vince Holding Corp. designs, merchandises, and sells luxury apparel and accessories in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Vince Wholesale, Vince Direct-to-Consumer, and Rebecca Taylor and Parker. The company offers a range of women’s products, such as cashmere sweaters, silk blouses, leather and suede leggings and jackets, dresses, skirts, denims, pants, t-shirts, footwear, outerwear, and accessories; and men’s products comprising t-shirts, knit and woven tops, sweaters, denims, pants, blazers, footwear, and outerwear under the Vince brand. It also offers occasion-forward dresses, suiting, silk blouses, leather and tweed jackets, outerwear, jumpsuits, cotton dresses and blouses, denim, sweaters, pants, skirts and knit, and woven tops under the Rebecca Taylor and Parker brands. The company sells its products directly to consumers through its branded specialty retail stores and outlet stores, as well as through its vince.com e-commerce platform and subscription business through Vince Unfold, vinceunfold.com; and to wholesale department stores and specialty stores. As of January 30, 2021, it operated 62 Vince stores, including 47 company-operated full-price retail stores and 15 company-operated outlets. The company was formerly known as Apparel Holding Corp. and changed its name to Vince Holding Corp. in November 2013. Vince Holding Corp. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, New York.