Head to Head Comparison: V.F. (NYSE:VFC) & Innovative Designs (OTCMKTS:IVDN)

V.F. (NYSE:VFC) and Innovative Designs (OTCMKTS:IVDN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares V.F. and Innovative Designs”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
V.F.	$9.50 billion	0.84	-$189.72 million	$0.55	36.92
Innovative Designs	$2.77 million	4.20	$500,000.00	$0.03	10.07

Innovative Designs has lower revenue, but higher earnings than V.F.. Innovative Designs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than V.F., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares V.F. and Innovative Designs’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
V.F.	2.33%	19.08%	2.84%
Innovative Designs	17.87%	27.09%	24.11%

Volatility & Risk

V.F. has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Innovative Designs has a beta of -2.88, suggesting that its share price is 388% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for V.F. and Innovative Designs, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
V.F.	1	15	3	1	2.20
Innovative Designs	0	0	0	0	0.00

V.F. currently has a consensus price target of $18.22, suggesting a potential downside of 10.27%. Given V.F.’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe V.F. is more favorable than Innovative Designs.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

86.8% of V.F. shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of V.F. 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

V.F. beats Innovative Designs on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About V.F.

VF Corp. engages in the business of producing and marketing apparel, footwear, and accessories. It operates through the following segments: Outdoor, Active, Work, and Other. The Outdoor segment includes authentic outdoor-based lifestyle brands such as performance-based and outdoor apparel, footwear, and equipment. The Active segment focuses on activity-based lifestyle brands including active apparel, footwear, backpacks, luggage, and accessories. The Work segment offers work and work-inspired lifestyle brands with product offerings including apparel, footwear, and accessories. The Other segment refers to the sale of non-VF products and sourcing activities related to transition services. The company was founded by John Barbey in October 1899 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

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.