Input Capital (OTCMKTS:INPCF – Get Free Report) and Vital Farms (NASDAQ:VITL – Get Free Report) 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 |
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.
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