Reviewing Vince (NYSE:VNCE) and Tefron (OTCMKTS:TFRFF)

Tefron (OTCMKTS:TFRFF) and Vince (NYSE:VNCE) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Tefron has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vince has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Tefron and Vince’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tefron	4.31%	15.13%	7.68%
Vince	-5.75%	11.37%	2.26%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tefron and Vince”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tefron	$293.86 million	0.27	$15.11 million	$0.87	7.39
Vince	$291.29 million	0.11	-$19.05 million	($1.34)	-1.91

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.1% of Vince shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.3% of Tefron shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.0% of Vince 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Tefron and Vince, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tefron	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vince	0	0	1	0	3.00

Vince has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 75.78%. Given Vince’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vince is more favorable than Tefron.

Summary

Tefron beats Vince on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tefron

Tefron Ltd. engages in the design, development, production, marketing, and sale of intimate apparel and activewear, and leisurewear worldwide. The company through Brands and Retail segments. It offers women’s intimate, and active and lounge wear; and men’s underwear, activewear, and baselayer products. Tefron Ltd. was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Misgav, Israel.

About Vince

Vince Holding Corp. provides luxury apparel and accessories in the United States and internationally. It operates through Vince Wholesale, Vince Direct-to-Consumer segments. The company offers a range of men's and women's products, such as cashmere sweaters, silk blouses, leather and suede products, and jackets, dresses, skirts, pants, t-shirts, footwear, outerwear, and accessories, as well as woven shirts, core and fashion pants, and blazers under the Vince brand. It sells its products directly to consumers through its branded specialty retail stores and outlet stores, as well as through its vince.com e-commerce platform and subscription business through Vince Unfold, vinceunfold.com; and to department stores and specialty stores. The company was formerly known as Apparel Holding Corp. and changed its name to Vince Holding Corp. in November 2013. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, New York.