Titan Machinery (TITN) Competitors

Titan Machinery (NASDAQ:TITN) and Star Group (NYSE:SGU) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and community ranking.

Does the media favor TITN or SGU?

In the previous week, Titan Machinery had 10 more articles in the media than Star Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Titan Machinery and 2 mentions for Star Group. Titan Machinery's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Star Group's score of 0.48 indicating that Titan Machinery is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Titan Machinery	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Star Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate TITN or SGU?

Titan Machinery currently has a consensus price target of $35.80, suggesting a potential upside of 90.22%. Given Titan Machinery's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Titan Machinery is more favorable than Star Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Titan Machinery	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Star Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TITN or SGU?

Titan Machinery has higher revenue and earnings than Star Group. Titan Machinery is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Star Group, 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
Titan Machinery	$2.76B	0.16	$112.44M	$4.16	4.52
Star Group	$1.95B	0.19	$31.94M	$0.66	16.26

Is TITN or SGU more profitable?

Titan Machinery has a net margin of 3.37% compared to Star Group's net margin of 2.15%. Titan Machinery's return on equity of 15.15% beat Star Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Titan Machinery	3.37%	15.15%	5.52%
Star Group	2.15%	13.15%	4.16%

Which has more volatility and risk, TITN or SGU?

Titan Machinery has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Group has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TITN or SGU?

Titan Machinery received 145 more outperform votes than Star Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.32% of users gave Star Group an outperform vote while only 55.83% of users gave Titan Machinery an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Titan Machinery	Outperform Votes 273 55.83%	Underperform Votes 216 44.17%
Star Group	Outperform Votes 128 66.32%	Underperform Votes 65 33.68%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TITN or SGU?

78.4% of Titan Machinery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of Star Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Titan Machinery shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of Star Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Titan Machinery beats Star Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.