Contrasting SSGI (OTCMKTS:VICP) and Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL)

SSGI (OTCMKTS:VICP) and Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.8% of Toll Brothers shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of SSGI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Toll Brothers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SSGI and Toll Brothers”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SSGI	N/A	N/A	-$1.18 million	($0.04)	-37.50
Toll Brothers	$10.88 billion	1.18	$1.57 billion	$13.61	9.80

Toll Brothers has higher revenue and earnings than SSGI. SSGI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Toll Brothers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

SSGI has a beta of 4.06, meaning that its stock price is 306% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toll Brothers has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for SSGI and Toll Brothers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SSGI	0	0	0	0	0.00
Toll Brothers	1	6	7	2	2.63

Toll Brothers has a consensus price target of $149.43, indicating a potential upside of 11.99%. Given Toll Brothers’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Toll Brothers is more favorable than SSGI.

Profitability

This table compares SSGI and Toll Brothers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SSGI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Toll Brothers	12.64%	17.42%	9.90%

Summary

Toll Brothers beats SSGI on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SSGI

Vicapsys Life Sciences, Inc. focuses on the development and commercialization of VICAPSYN, a proprietary product. The company’s product is applied to transplantation therapies and related stem-cell applications in the transplantation field. It also develops VYBRIN, a product based on CXCL12 for prevention of post-surgical adhesions in abdominal surgery, coating of implantable medical devices and other implants to eliminate fibrosis, and wound healing with a focus on diabetic ulcers. The company was formerly known as Phage Therapeutics International, Inc. and changed its name to Vicapsys Life Sciences, Inc. in September 2017. Vicapsys Life Sciences, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Suwanee, Georgia.

About Toll Brothers

Toll Brothers, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, builds, markets, sells, and arranges finance for a range of detached and attached homes in luxury residential communities in the United States. It designs, builds, markets, and sells condominiums through Toll Brothers City Living. The company also develops a range of single-story living and first-floor primary bedroom suite home designs, as well as communities with recreational amenities, such as golf courses, marinas, pool complexes, country clubs, and fitness and recreation centers; and develops, operates, and rents apartments. In addition, it provides various interior fit-out options, such as flooring, wall tile, plumbing, cabinets, fixtures, appliances, lighting, and home-automation and security technologies. Further, the company owns and operates architectural, engineering, mortgage, title, land development, insurance, smart home technology, landscaping, lumber distribution, house component assembly, and component manufacturing operations. It serves luxury first-time, move-up, empty-nester, active-adult, and second-home buyers. Toll Brothers, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.