Perfect Moment (NASDAQ:PMNT) versus Simon Worldwide (OTCMKTS:SWWI) Critical Survey

Perfect Moment (NASDAQ:PMNT) and Simon Worldwide (OTCMKTS:SWWI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Perfect Moment and Simon Worldwide, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perfect Moment	0	0	1	0	3.00
Simon Worldwide	0	0	0	0	0.00

Perfect Moment currently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,152.61%. Given Perfect Moment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Perfect Moment is more favorable than Simon Worldwide.

Risk and Volatility

Perfect Moment has a beta of -3.05, suggesting that its share price is 405% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Simon Worldwide has a beta of -1.66, suggesting that its share price is 266% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

23.0% of Perfect Moment shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Simon Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Perfect Moment and Simon Worldwide”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perfect Moment	$21.31 million	0.37	-$8.72 million	($1.30)	-0.37
Simon Worldwide	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Simon Worldwide has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Perfect Moment.

Profitability

This table compares Perfect Moment and Simon Worldwide’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perfect Moment	-67.38%	-513.83%	-119.38%
Simon Worldwide	N/A	N/A	N/A

About Perfect Moment

Perfect Moment Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a fashion brand that offers ski, surf, and activewear collections under the brand name of Perfect Moment. It offers skiwear, outerwear, swimwear and activewear for women, men, and children. The company sells its collections directly to customers through e-commerce and to wholesale accounts, as well as through other sales partnerships. Perfect Moment Ltd. was founded in 1984 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About Simon Worldwide

Simon Worldwide, Inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, it was operated as a promotional marketing company. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Irvine, California.