Critical Comparison: Federated Hermes (NYSE:FHI) & Pacific Ventures Group (OTCMKTS:PACV)

Pacific Ventures Group (OTCMKTS:PACV) and Federated Hermes (NYSE:FHI) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Pacific Ventures Group and Federated Hermes’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pacific Ventures Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Federated Hermes	21.86%	33.03%	17.55%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pacific Ventures Group and Federated Hermes”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pacific Ventures Group	$39.91 million	N/A	-$7.73 million	N/A	N/A
Federated Hermes	$1.63 billion	2.41	$268.31 million	$4.79	10.59

Federated Hermes has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Ventures Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

75.9% of Federated Hermes shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.7% of Pacific Ventures Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Federated Hermes shares are owned by 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Pacific Ventures Group and Federated Hermes, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pacific Ventures Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Federated Hermes	0	5	3	1	2.56

Federated Hermes has a consensus price target of $49.67, suggesting a potential downside of 2.08%. Given Pacific Ventures Group’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pacific Ventures Group is more favorable than Federated Hermes.

Summary

Federated Hermes beats Pacific Ventures Group on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pacific Ventures Group

Pacific Ventures Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, produces, sells, and distributes alcohol-infused ice creams and ice-pops. It sells its alcohol-infused ice-pops and ice creams under the SnöBar brand name. The company is also involved in the sale and lease of freezers, as well as the provision of marketing services; and supply of fresh and specialty produce, meat, and food products to redistributors, hotels, restaurants, schools, and nursing homes. In addition, it manufactures and wholesales custom processed beef, pork, chicken, lamb, veal, and seafood products; and supplies fruits, vegetables, and specialty groceries to retail customers and wholesale restaurants. Pacific Ventures Group, Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

About Federated Hermes

Federated Hermes, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to individuals, including high net worth individuals, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, state or municipal government entities, and registered investment advisors. Through its subsidiaries, it manages separate client-focused equity, fixed income, balanced and money market mutual funds along with separate client-focused equity, fixed income, money market, and balanced portfolios. Through its subsidiaries, the firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It invests in growth and value stocks of small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies. The firm makes its fixed income investments in ultra-short, short-term, and intermediate-term mortgage-backed, U.S. Government, U.S. corporate, high yield, and municipal securities. It employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis to make its equity investments. Federated Hermes, Inc. was founded in 1955 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with additional offices in New York City and London, United Kingdom.