Climb Global Solutions (CLMB) Competitors

Vestis (NYSE:VSTS) and Climb Global Solutions (NASDAQ:CLMB) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to VSTS or CLMB?

In the previous week, Vestis had 1 more articles in the media than Climb Global Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Vestis and 4 mentions for Climb Global Solutions. Vestis' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Climb Global Solutions' score of 0.62 indicating that Vestis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vestis	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Climb Global Solutions	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate VSTS or CLMB?

Vestis presently has a consensus price target of $14.08, suggesting a potential downside of 13.12%. Climb Global Solutions has a consensus price target of $136.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.48%. Given Climb Global Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Climb Global Solutions is more favorable than Vestis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vestis	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
Climb Global Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is VSTS or CLMB more profitable?

Climb Global Solutions has a net margin of 4.11% compared to Vestis' net margin of 0.75%. Climb Global Solutions' return on equity of 23.63% beat Vestis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vestis	0.75%	9.07%	2.65%
Climb Global Solutions	4.11%	23.63%	5.76%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VSTS or CLMB?

Climb Global Solutions received 1 more outperform votes than Vestis when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 91.67% of users gave Climb Global Solutions an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave Vestis an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vestis	Outperform Votes 10 38.46%	Underperform Votes 16 61.54%
Climb Global Solutions	Outperform Votes 11 91.67%	Underperform Votes 1 8.33%

Is VSTS or CLMB a better dividend stock?

Vestis pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Climb Global Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Vestis pays out 87.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Climb Global Solutions pays out 18.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk and volatility, VSTS or CLMB?

Vestis has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Climb Global Solutions has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VSTS or CLMB?

Vestis has higher revenue and earnings than Climb Global Solutions. Climb Global Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vestis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vestis	$2.81B	0.76	$20.97M	$0.16	101.29
Climb Global Solutions	$352.01M	1.70	$12.32M	$3.69	35.28

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VSTS or CLMB?

97.4% of Vestis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.7% of Climb Global Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of Vestis shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Climb Global Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Climb Global Solutions beats Vestis on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.