Head to Head Comparison: Perfect Moment (NASDAQ:PMNT) versus FIGS (NYSE:FIGS)

FIGS (NYSE:FIGS) and Perfect Moment (NASDAQ:PMNT) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares FIGS and Perfect Moment”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FIGS	$548.64 million	1.71	$22.64 million	$0.06	91.92
Perfect Moment	$21.31 million	0.79	-$8.72 million	($1.30)	-0.77

FIGS has higher revenue and earnings than Perfect Moment. Perfect Moment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FIGS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.2% of FIGS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of Perfect Moment shares are held by institutional investors. 22.3% of FIGS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for FIGS and Perfect Moment, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FIGS	2	3	1	0	1.83
Perfect Moment	0	0	1	0	3.00

FIGS currently has a consensus target price of $5.35, indicating a potential downside of 2.99%. Perfect Moment has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 500.00%. Given Perfect Moment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Perfect Moment is more favorable than FIGS.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FIGS	1.97%	2.76%	2.11%
Perfect Moment	-67.38%	-513.83%	-119.38%

Summary

FIGS beats Perfect Moment on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FIGS

FIGS, Inc. operates as a direct-to-consumer healthcare apparel and lifestyle company in the United States and internationally. It designs and sells healthcare apparel and scrubwear and non-scrubwear offerings, such as outerwear, underscrubs, footwear, compression socks, lab coats, loungewear, and other apparel. It also offers sports bras, performance leggings, tops, super-soft pima cotton tops, vests, fleeces, and jackets; necessities, scrub caps, lanyards, badge reels, tote bags, baseball caps, and beanies. The company markets and sells its products to healthcare professionals through its direct-to-consumer digital platform comprising website, mobile app, and B2B business, as well as retail store. FIGS, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California. FIGS, Inc.

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.