Contrasting G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) and Nitches (OTCMKTS:NICH)

Nitches (OTCMKTS:NICH) and G-III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) 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, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

92.1% of G-III Apparel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of Nitches shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of G-III Apparel Group shares are held by 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.

Risk and Volatility

Nitches has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, G-III Apparel Group has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nitches and G-III Apparel Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nitches	N/A	N/A	-$2.84 million	N/A	N/A
G-III Apparel Group	$3.18 billion	0.39	$193.57 million	$3.33	8.94

G-III Apparel Group has higher revenue and earnings than Nitches.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nitches	N/A	N/A	N/A
G-III Apparel Group	4.89%	9.37%	6.22%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Nitches and G-III Apparel Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nitches	0	0	0	0	0.00
G-III Apparel Group	1	4	2	0	2.14

G-III Apparel Group has a consensus price target of $31.20, suggesting a potential upside of 4.80%. Given G-III Apparel Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe G-III Apparel Group is more favorable than Nitches.

Summary

G-III Apparel Group beats Nitches on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.