Comparing Pacific Ventures Group (OTCMKTS:PACV) & Victory Capital (NASDAQ:VCTR)

Pacific Ventures Group (OTCMKTS:PACV) and Victory Capital (NASDAQ:VCTR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.7% of Victory Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.7% of Pacific Ventures Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Victory Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Pacific Ventures Group and Victory Capital’s 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
Victory Capital	25.79%	22.15%	12.68%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pacific Ventures Group and Victory Capital”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pacific Ventures Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Victory Capital	$1.31 billion	3.99	$330.06 million	$4.44	18.79

Victory Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Ventures Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Pacific Ventures Group and Victory Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pacific Ventures Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Victory Capital	0	5	4	0	2.44

Victory Capital has a consensus price target of $86.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.08%. Given Victory Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Victory Capital is more favorable than Pacific Ventures Group.

Summary

Victory Capital beats Pacific Ventures Group on 8 of the 9 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 Victory Capital

Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset management company in the United States and internationally. It offers investment advisory, fund administration, fund compliance, fund transfer agent, fund distribution, and other management services. The company provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms, and individual investors. Its investment products include actively and passively managed mutual funds; rules-based and active exchange traded funds; institutional separate accounts; variable insurance products; alternative investments; and private closed-end funds; and a 529 Education Savings Plan. The company also offers strategies through third-party investment products, including mutual funds, third-party ETF model strategies, retail separately managed accounts, unified managed accounts through wrap account programs, Collective Investment Trusts, and undertakings for the collective investment in transferable securities. Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.