Vestis (VSTS) & The Competition Head to Head Comparison

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 related companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

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 64.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.4% of Vestis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.6% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.7% of Vestis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Vestis has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vestis’ competitors have a beta of 2.42, suggesting that their average stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations 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	1851	6126	9016	660	2.48

Vestis presently has a consensus price target of $12.66, suggesting a potential downside of 3.98%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 11.43%. Given Vestis’ competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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	-59.02%	-118.76%	-1.30%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vestis	$2.70 billion	-$40.22 million	-263.70
Vestis Competitors	$2.42 billion	$139.00 million	16.32

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.

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.