Comparing Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) & Nitches (OTCMKTS:NICH)

Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) and Nitches (OTCMKTS:NICH) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Industries	3.80%	10.99%	5.15%
Nitches	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Oxford Industries has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nitches has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

91.2% of Oxford Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Oxford Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of Nitches shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Oxford Industries and Nitches”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Industries	$1.52 billion	0.40	$92.97 million	$3.70	10.97
Nitches	N/A	N/A	-$2.84 million	N/A	N/A

Oxford Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Nitches.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Oxford Industries and Nitches, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Industries	2	4	0	0	1.67
Nitches	0	0	0	0	0.00

Oxford Industries presently has a consensus price target of $54.40, indicating a potential upside of 33.99%. Given Oxford Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Oxford Industries is more favorable than Nitches.

Summary

Oxford Industries beats Nitches on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Oxford Industries

Oxford Industries, Inc., an apparel company, designs, sources, markets, and distributes products of lifestyle and other brands worldwide. The company offers men's and women's sportswear and related products under the Tommy Bahama brand; and women's and girl's dresses and sportswear, scarves, bags, jewelry, and belts, as well as children's apparel, swim, footwear, and licensed products under the Lilly Pulitzer brand. In addition, the company licenses Tommy Bahama brand for various products, such as indoor and outdoor furniture, beach chairs, bedding and bath linens, fabrics, leather goods and gifts, headwear, hosiery, sleepwear, shampoo, toiletries, fragrances, cigar accessories, distilled spirits, and other products; and Lilly Pulitzer for stationery and gift products, home furnishing products, and eyewear. The company distribute its products through southerntide.com, thebeaufortbonnetcompany.com, and duckhead.com; and specialty retailers. It offers products through its retail stores, department stores, specialty stores, multi-branded e-commerce retailers, off-price retailers, and other retailers, as well as e-commerce sites. The company operates brand-specific full-price retail stores; Tommy Bahama food and beverage locations; and Tommy Bahama outlet stores. Oxford Industries, Inc. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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.