Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG – Get Free Report) and Intelligent Living Application Group (NASDAQ:ILAG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Apogee Enterprises and Intelligent Living Application Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Apogee Enterprises | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Intelligent Living Application Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Apogee Enterprises currently has a consensus price target of $70.50, suggesting a potential upside of 61.99%. Given Apogee Enterprises’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Apogee Enterprises is more favorable than Intelligent Living Application Group.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Apogee Enterprises | 4.88% | 14.72% | 6.67% |
| Intelligent Living Application Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Risk & Volatility
Apogee Enterprises has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intelligent Living Application Group has a beta of 2.13, suggesting that its stock price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
94.1% of Apogee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Intelligent Living Application Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Apogee Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Intelligent Living Application Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Apogee Enterprises and Intelligent Living Application Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Apogee Enterprises | $1.40 billion | 0.65 | $54.13 million | $3.19 | 13.64 |
| Intelligent Living Application Group | $4.49 million | 1.58 | -$19.35 million | N/A | N/A |
Apogee Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Intelligent Living Application Group.
Summary
Apogee Enterprises beats Intelligent Living Application Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Apogee Enterprises
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. provides architectural products and services for enclosing buildings, and glass and acrylic products used for preservation, protection, and enhanced viewing in the United States, Canada, and Brazil. The company operates in four segments: Architectural Framing Systems, Architectural Glass, Architectural Services, and Large-Scale Optical (LSO). The Architectural Framing Systems segment designs, engineers, fabricates, finishes, and installs custom glass and aluminum window, curtainwall, storefront, and entrance systems for the exterior of buildings primarily in the non-residential construction sectors. The Architectural Glass segment provides a range of high-performance glass products for use in windows, curtainwall, storefront, and entrance systems. The Architectural Services segment integrates technical services, project management, and field installation services to design, engineer, fabricate, and install building glass and curtainwall systems. The LSO segment manufactures high-performance glazing products for the custom framing, fine art, and engineered optics markets. The company’s products and services are primarily used in commercial buildings, such as office buildings, hotels, and retail centers; institutional buildings comprising education facilities, health care facilities, and government buildings; transportation facilities, such as airports and transit terminals, as well as multi-family residential buildings. It markets its architectural products and services through direct sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and glazing subcontractors and general contractors; and value-added glass and acrylics through retail chains, as well as independent distributors to museums, galleries, and other customers. The company was incorporated in 1949 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
About Intelligent Living Application Group
Intelligent Living Application Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells mechanical locksets to customers in the United States and Canada. Its mechanical locksets consist of deadbolts, entry locksets, privacy locksets, and passage locksets as well as storerooms locks. The company offers locksets for outdoors comprising main entrances and gates, and indoor uses. Intelligent Living Application Group Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong.
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