Reviewing Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) & Nitches (OTCMKTS:NICH)

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) and Nitches (OTCMKTS:NICH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Crocs and Nitches”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crocs	$4.10 billion	1.09	$950.07 million	$3.07	28.04
Nitches	N/A	N/A	-$2.84 million	N/A	N/A

Crocs has higher revenue and earnings than Nitches.

Volatility & Risk

Crocs has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nitches has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Crocs and Nitches, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crocs	3	7	6	0	2.19
Nitches	0	0	0	0	0.00

Crocs currently has a consensus price target of $99.25, suggesting a potential upside of 15.31%. Given Crocs’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Crocs is more favorable than Nitches.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.4% of Crocs shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Crocs shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of Nitches shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Crocs and Nitches’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crocs	4.48%	43.14%	15.26%
Nitches	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Crocs beats Nitches on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Crocs

Crocs, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells casual lifestyle footwear and accessories for men, women, and children under Crocs and HEYDUDE Brand in the United States and internationally. The company offers various footwear products, including clogs, sandals, slides, flips, wedges, platforms, socks, boots, charms, flip flops, sneakers, and slippers. It sells its products through wholesalers, retail stores, e-commerce sites, third-party marketplaces, and kiosks/store-in-store locations. Crocs, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.

About Nitches

Nitches Inc. engages in the production and distribution of household, lifestyle, travel and leisure, sports goods, and clothing items. It also develops NITCHES OVS, an owner verification system (OVS) mobile application that can be used to verify authenticity and ownership of Nitches' luxury products, apparels, and streetwear clothing items. The company sells its products through on-line store on the Nitches website, nitchescorp.com/brands/. Nitches Inc. was formerly known as Beebas Creations Inc. and changed its name to Nitches Inc. in July 1992. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in Las Vegas, California.