Analyzing Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG) and Intelligent Living Application Group (NASDAQ:ILAG)

Intelligent Living Application Group (NASDAQ:ILAG) and Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Intelligent Living Application Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of Apogee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 51.8% of Intelligent Living Application Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Apogee Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Intelligent Living Application Group has a beta of 2.13, indicating that its stock price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apogee Enterprises has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Intelligent Living Application Group and Apogee Enterprises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intelligent Living Application Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Apogee Enterprises	4.88%	14.72%	6.67%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Intelligent Living Application Group and Apogee Enterprises, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intelligent Living Application Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Apogee Enterprises	0	1	2	1	3.00

Apogee Enterprises has a consensus price target of $70.50, suggesting a potential upside of 61.99%. Given Apogee Enterprises’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Apogee Enterprises is more favorable than Intelligent Living Application Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Intelligent Living Application Group and Apogee Enterprises”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intelligent Living Application Group	$4.49 million	1.58	-$19.35 million	N/A	N/A
Apogee Enterprises	$1.40 billion	0.65	$54.13 million	$3.19	13.64

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 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.

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.