Head-To-Head Survey: Vince (VNCE) and Its Peers

Vince (NASDAQ:VNCE) is one of 117 publicly-traded companies in the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Vince to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Vince and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vince	2.42%	31.35%	7.17%
Vince Competitors	-3.45%	12.79%	2.71%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vince and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vince	$314.66 million	$6.38 million	23.00
Vince Competitors	$5.64 billion	$471.75 million	24.66

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

Risk & Volatility

Vince has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vince’s rivals have a beta of 0.92, indicating that their average share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Vince and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vince	0	1	1	1	3.00
Vince Competitors	1650	7637	10054	362	2.46

As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 13.43%. Given Vince’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vince has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.1% of Vince shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by institutional investors. 56.5% of Vince shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vince beats its rivals on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

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.