Head to Head Survey: Vestis (NYSE:VSTS) vs. Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR)

Vestis (NYSE:VSTS) and Cimpress (NASDAQ:CMPR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Vestis and Cimpress, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vestis	4	3	1	0	1.62
Cimpress	0	2	2	0	2.50

Vestis currently has a consensus price target of $12.66, indicating a potential downside of 13.08%. Cimpress has a consensus price target of $114.50, indicating a potential upside of 39.18%. Given Cimpress’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cimpress is more favorable than Vestis.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Vestis and Cimpress”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vestis	$2.73 billion	0.70	-$40.22 million	($0.05)	-291.30
Cimpress	$3.74 billion	0.54	$95.87 million	$3.77	21.82

Cimpress has higher revenue and earnings than Vestis. Vestis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cimpress, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Vestis has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cimpress has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vestis	-0.20%	7.27%	2.20%
Cimpress	2.57%	-18.83%	4.75%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.4% of Vestis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of Cimpress shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.7% of Vestis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Cimpress shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cimpress beats Vestis on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vestis

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.

About Cimpress

Cimpress plc provides various mass customization of printing and related products in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Vista, PrintBrothers, The Print Group, National Pen, and All Other Businesses. It offers printed and digital marketing products; internet-based canvas-print wall décor, business signage, and other printed products; business cards; and marketing materials, such as flyers and postcards, digital and marketing services, writing instruments, decorated apparel, promotional products and gifts, packaging, design services, textiles, and magazines and catalogs. The company also manufactures and markets custom writing instruments and promotional products, apparels, and gifts; and provides professional desktop publishing skill sets for local printers, print resellers, graphic artists, advertising agencies, and other customers. In addition, it offers graphic design services, do-it-yourself (DIY) design services, website services, and corporate solutions under the VistaPrint, VistaCreate, 99designs by Vista, Vista Corporate Solutions, and Vista x Wix brand names; and online printing solutions. Further, the company provides promotional and packaging products, logo apparel, books and magazines, wall decors, photo merchandise, invitations and announcements, and other categories; website design and hosting, and email marketing services, as well as order referral and other third-party offerings. The company serves various businesses, graphic designers, resellers, and printers, as well as teams, associations, groups, consumers, and families. Cimpress plc was founded in 1994 and is based in Dundalk, Ireland.