G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) vs. Innovative Designs (OTCMKTS:IVDN) Head to Head Survey

G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) and Innovative Designs (OTCMKTS:IVDN) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.1% of G-III Apparel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of G-III Apparel Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of Innovative Designs shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares G-III Apparel Group and Innovative Designs”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
G-III Apparel Group	$3.18 billion	0.39	$193.57 million	$4.04	7.34
Innovative Designs	$1.38 million	5.49	$100,000.00	$0.03	6.56

G-III Apparel Group has higher revenue and earnings than Innovative Designs. Innovative Designs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than G-III Apparel Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

G-III Apparel Group has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innovative Designs has a beta of -2.99, suggesting that its stock price is 399% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for G-III Apparel Group and Innovative Designs, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
G-III Apparel Group	1	4	3	0	2.25
Innovative Designs	0	0	0	0	0.00

G-III Apparel Group currently has a consensus price target of $30.33, indicating a potential upside of 2.24%. Given G-III Apparel Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe G-III Apparel Group is more favorable than Innovative Designs.

Profitability

This table compares G-III Apparel Group and Innovative Designs’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
G-III Apparel Group	5.84%	11.53%	7.47%
Innovative Designs	18.54%	29.89%	26.00%

Summary

G-III Apparel Group beats Innovative Designs on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About G-III Apparel Group

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. designs, sources, and markets women's and men's apparel in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Wholesale Operations and Retail Operations. Its products include outerwear, dresses, sportswear, swimwear, women's suits, and women's performance wear; and women's handbags, footwear, small leather goods, cold weather accessories, and luggage. The company markets apparel and other products under the proprietary brands, including DKNY, Donna Karan, Karl Lagerfeld, Karl Lagerfeld Paris, Vilebrequin, G.H. Bass, Eliza J, Jessica Howard, Andrew Marc, Marc New York, Wilsons Leather, Sonia Rykiel, and G-III Sports by Carl Banks; and licensed brands, such as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi's, Guess?, Kenneth Cole, Cole Haan, Vince Camuto, Margaritaville, and Dockers. It has licenses with the National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, and National Hockey League, as well as approximately 150 U.S. colleges and universities. The company offers its products to department, specialty, and mass merchant retail stores. It also sells its products online. G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. was founded in 1956 and is based in New York, New York.

About Innovative Designs

Innovative Designs, Inc. engages in manufacture and marketing of cold weather recreational and industrial clothing products in the United States and Canada. The company operates in two segments, Apparel and House Wrap. It offers arctic armor line products, including jackets, bibs, and gloves for ice fisherman, snowmobilers, utility workers, oil/gas pipeline workers, railroad workers, construction workers, ski resort workers, and police and first responders; and house wrap that provides barrier protection and moisture vapor transmission and insulation for the building construction industry. In addition, it offers INSULTEX material in bulk to non-competing customers; products that restore the waterproof character of the outer side of its arctic armor clothing; and cold weather headgears and base insulation clothing products. The company primarily sells its products through independent sales agents, agencies, retailers, and distributors, as well as through website. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.