Head to Head Review: Input Capital (OTCMKTS:INPCF) vs. Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL)

Input Capital (OTCMKTS:INPCF) and Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL) are both consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

5.7% of Input Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Vital Farms shares are held by institutional investors. 30.2% of Vital Farms shares are held by company 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Input Capital and Vital Farms’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Input Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.03)	-53.51
Vital Farms	$471.86 million	2.36	$25.57 million	$0.58	45.93

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Input Capital and Vital Farms, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Input Capital	0	0	0	0	N/A
Vital Farms	0	2	5	0	2.71

Vital Farms has a consensus price target of $20.20, indicating a potential downside of 24.17%. Given Vital Farms’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vital Farms is more favorable than Input Capital.

Profitability

This table compares Input Capital and Vital Farms’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Input Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vital Farms	5.42%	14.22%	10.35%

Summary

Vital Farms beats Input Capital on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Input Capital

SSC Security Services Corp. provides physical and cyber security services to corporate and public sector clients across Canada. The company was founded by Douglas Allan Emsley, Brad Farquhar, and Gord A. Nystuen in 2012 and is headquartered in Regina, Canada.

About Vital Farms

Vital Farms, Inc., a food company, provides pasture-raised products in the United States. It offers shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, and liquid whole eggs. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.