Vestis (VSTS) vs. Its Peers Financial Comparison

Vestis (NYSE:VSTS) is one of 355 public companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Vestis to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Vestis and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vestis	4	3	1	0	1.62
Vestis Competitors	1852	6128	9016	660	2.48

Vestis currently has a consensus price target of $12.66, suggesting a potential downside of 4.74%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 11.49%. Given Vestis’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vestis has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

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 66.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.4% of Vestis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.7% of Vestis shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Vestis and its peers’ 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	-59.03%	-118.79%	-1.31%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vestis	$2.70 billion	-$40.22 million	-265.80
Vestis Competitors	$2.42 billion	$139.09 million	15.22

Vestis has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Vestis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Vestis has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vestis’ peers have a beta of 2.41, meaning that their average stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vestis peers beat Vestis on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

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.