Signet Jewelers (NYSE:SIG) vs. Maison Luxe (OTCMKTS:MASN) Financial Survey

Signet Jewelers (NYSE:SIG – Get Rating) and Maison Luxe (OTCMKTS:MASN – Get Rating) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Signet Jewelers and Maison Luxe, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Signet Jewelers	0	3	2	0	2.40
Maison Luxe	0	0	0	0	N/A

Signet Jewelers presently has a consensus target price of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.96%. Given Signet Jewelers’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Signet Jewelers is more favorable than Maison Luxe.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Signet Jewelers and Maison Luxe’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Signet Jewelers	$7.83 billion	0.43	$769.90 million	$6.20	11.82
Maison Luxe	$17.64 million	0.02	-$2.30 million	($0.15)	-0.02

Signet Jewelers has higher revenue and earnings than Maison Luxe. Maison Luxe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Signet Jewelers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Signet Jewelers has a beta of 2.18, indicating that its share price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maison Luxe has a beta of 2.33, indicating that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.9% of Signet Jewelers shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Signet Jewelers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Signet Jewelers and Maison Luxe’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Signet Jewelers	5.18%	47.90%	10.47%
Maison Luxe	-56.74%	N/A	-248.40%

Summary

Signet Jewelers beats Maison Luxe on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Signet Jewelers

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Signet Jewelers Ltd. engages in the retail of diamond jewelry. It operates through the following business segments: North America, International, and Others. The North America segment operates jewelry stores in malls, mall-based kiosks, and off-mall locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. The International sells primarily in the UK and Ireland under the H. Samuel and Ernest Jones banners. The Other segment consists of activities related to purchasing and conversion of rough diamonds to polished stones and unallocated corporate administrative functions. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About Maison Luxe

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Maison Luxe, Inc. engages in the delivery of digital video and television content via the Internet. It operates the Clikia App, which includes the interconnected Clikia.com website and Clikia TV.The company was founded on June 20, 2002 and is headquartered in Fort Lee, NJ.