ACV Auctions (NYSE:ACVA – Get Free Report) and Virco Manufacturing (NASDAQ:VIRC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares ACV Auctions and Virco Manufacturing’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ACV Auctions | -7.88% | -6.01% | -2.22% |
| Virco Manufacturing | -1.31% | -2.34% | -1.42% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for ACV Auctions and Virco Manufacturing, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ACV Auctions | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2.47 |
| Virco Manufacturing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares ACV Auctions and Virco Manufacturing”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ACV Auctions | $759.61 million | 1.55 | -$66.14 million | ($0.36) | -19.24 |
| Virco Manufacturing | $191.97 million | 0.52 | $2.57 million | ($0.16) | -39.53 |
Virco Manufacturing has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ACV Auctions. Virco Manufacturing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ACV Auctions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
88.5% of ACV Auctions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Virco Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of ACV Auctions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Virco Manufacturing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
ACV Auctions has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virco Manufacturing has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ACV Auctions beats Virco Manufacturing on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ACV Auctions
ACV Auctions Inc. operates a digital marketplace that connects buyers and sellers for the online auction of wholesale vehicles. It also provides data services that offer insights into the condition and value of used vehicles, as well as offers customer financing services. ACV Auctions Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.
About Virco Manufacturing
Virco Mfg. Corporation engages in the design, production, and distribution of furniture in the United States and Canada. The company offers seating products, including 4-leg chairs, cantilever chairs, mobile task chairs and lab stools, tablet armchairs, steel-frame and floor rockers, series stools, hard plastic seating, folding and upholstered stack chairs, and plastic stack and upholstered ergonomic chairs. It also provides activity, butcher block, folding, office, technology, and mobile tables; desks and workstations, and instructor media stations and towers; chair desks and combo units, tablet arm and caster units, mobile workstations, student desks, and returns and credenzas; and computer furniture solutions. In addition, the company provides administrative office furniture, including desks, returns, bookcases, and other items, as well as steel storage cabinets, wardrobe tower cabinets, file credenzas, and mobile pedestals; laboratory furniture comprising steel-based science tables, table bases, lab stools, and wood-frame science tables; mobile furniture, such as mobile tables, mobile cabinets, and mobile chairs for school settings and offices; and handling and storage equipment, and stackable storage trucks. It serves public and private educational institutions, charter schools, convention centers and arenas, hospitality providers, government facilities, and places of worship through its sales and support teams, and dealers' network. Virco Mfg. Corporation was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Torrance, California.
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