Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) versus My Vintage Baby (OTCMKTS:MVBY) Head-To-Head Comparison

My Vintage Baby (OTCMKTS:MVBY) and Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares My Vintage Baby and Watts Water Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
My Vintage Baby	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Watts Water Technologies	$2.06 billion	3.49	$262.10 million	$8.34	25.79

Watts Water Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than My Vintage Baby.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for My Vintage Baby and Watts Water Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
My Vintage Baby	0	0	0	0	0.00
Watts Water Technologies	0	3	1	0	2.25

Watts Water Technologies has a consensus price target of $200.25, indicating a potential downside of 6.90%. Given My Vintage Baby’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe My Vintage Baby is more favorable than Watts Water Technologies.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Watts Water Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares My Vintage Baby and Watts Water Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
My Vintage Baby	N/A	N/A	N/A
Watts Water Technologies	12.37%	18.49%	12.50%

Summary

Watts Water Technologies beats My Vintage Baby on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About My Vintage Baby

My Vintage Baby, Inc. engages in manufactures and retails of clothing for infants and toddlers. It specializes in unique lines of clothing and a supporting line of accessories. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in McKinney, TX.

About Watts Water Technologies

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, supplies products and solutions that manage and conserve the flow of fluids and energy into, through, and out of buildings in the commercial, industrial, and residential markets in the Americas, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers residential and commercial flow control and protection products, including backflow preventers, water pressure regulators, temperature and pressure relief valves, thermostatic mixing valves, leak detection and protection products, commercial washroom solutions, and emergency safety products and equipment for plumbing and hot water applications. It also provides heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and gas products comprising commercial boilers; water heaters and heating solutions; hydronic and electric heating systems for under-floor radiant applications; custom heat and hot water solutions; hydronic pump groups for boiler manufacturers and alternative energy control packages; and flexible stainless-steel connectors for natural and liquid propane gas in commercial food service and residential applications. In addition, the company offers drainage and water re-use products, such as drainage products, engineered rainwater harvesting solutions for commercial, industrial, marine, and residential applications; connected roof drain systems; and water quality products that include point-of-use and point-of-entry water filtration, conditioning, and scale prevention systems for commercial, marine, and residential applications. The company sells its products to plumbing, heating, and mechanical wholesale distributors and dealers; original equipment manufacturers; specialty product distributors; and do-it-yourself and retail chains, as well as wholesalers and private label accounts. Watts Water Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in North Andover, Massachusetts.