Vestis (NYSE:VSTS – Get Free Report) and MillerKnoll (NASDAQ:MLKN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Vestis and MillerKnoll, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vestis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.62 |
| MillerKnoll | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
Vestis currently has a consensus target price of $12.66, suggesting a potential downside of 9.94%. Given Vestis’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vestis is more favorable than MillerKnoll.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vestis | -0.20% | 7.27% | 2.20% |
| MillerKnoll | 2.57% | 10.10% | 3.39% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Vestis and MillerKnoll”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vestis | $2.73 billion | 0.68 | -$40.22 million | ($0.05) | -281.14 |
| MillerKnoll | $3.84 billion | 0.36 | $91.50 million | $1.41 | 14.35 |
MillerKnoll has higher revenue and earnings than Vestis. Vestis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MillerKnoll, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Vestis has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MillerKnoll has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
97.4% of Vestis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of MillerKnoll shares are held by institutional investors. 15.7% of Vestis shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of MillerKnoll 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.
Summary
MillerKnoll beats Vestis on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About MillerKnoll
MillerKnoll, Inc. researches, designs, manufactures, and distributes interior furnishings worldwide. It operates through three segments: Americas Contract, International Contract & Specialty, and Global Retail. The company also provides seating products, furniture systems, other freestanding furniture elements, textiles, leather, felt, home furnishings and related services, casegoods, storage products, as well as residential, education, and healthcare furniture solutions. It offers its products under the MillerKnoll, Herman Miller, Herman Miller Circled Symbolic M, Knoll, Maharam, Geiger, Design Within Reach, DWR, HAY, NaughtOne, Nemschoff, Aeron, Mirra, Embody, Setu, Sayl, Cosm, Caper, Eames, Knoll, KnollExtra, Knoll Luxe, KnollStudio, KnollTextiles, Edelman Leather, Spinneybeck Leather, Generation by Knoll, Regeneration by Knoll, MultiGeneration by Knoll, Remix, Holly Hunt, Vladimir Kagan, Muuto, Barcelona, and Womb names. The company offers its products through independent contract furniture dealers, direct contract sales, e-commerce websites, and wholesale and retail stores. Its products are used in institutional, health/science, and residential and other environments, and industrial and educational settings, as well as transportation terminals. The company was formerly known as Herman Miller, Inc. and changed its name to MillerKnoll, Inc. in November 2021. MillerKnoll, Inc. was incorporated in 1905 and is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan.
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