Science Group (SAG) Competitors

Total Produce (LON:TOT) and Science Group (LON:SAG) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk.

Do analysts rate TOT or SAG?

Science Group has a consensus price target of GBX 758, suggesting a potential upside of 83.98%. Given Science Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Science Group is more favorable than Total Produce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Total Produce	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Science Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TOT or SAG?

63.6% of Science Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.4% of Science Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TOT or SAG more profitable?

Science Group has a net margin of 5.44% compared to Total Produce's net margin of 0.00%. Science Group's return on equity of 7.43% beat Total Produce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Total Produce	N/A	N/A	N/A
Science Group	5.44%	7.43%	4.28%

Does the media prefer TOT or SAG?

In the previous week, Science Group had 6 more articles in the media than Total Produce. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Science Group and 0 mentions for Total Produce. Science Group's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Total Produce's score of 0.00 indicating that Science Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Total Produce	Neutral
Science Group	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TOT or SAG?

Science Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Total Produce. Total Produce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Science 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
Total Produce	£3.82B	0.00	N/A	£8.80	N/A
Science Group	£108.81M	1.69	£5.92M	£13.25	31.10

Is TOT or SAG a better dividend stock?

Total Produce pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share. Science Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Total Produce pays out 0.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Science Group pays out 60.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TOT or SAG?

Science Group received 67 more outperform votes than Total Produce when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.32% of users gave Science Group an outperform vote while only 58.68% of users gave Total Produce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Total Produce	Outperform Votes 71 58.68%	Underperform Votes 50 41.32%
Science Group	Outperform Votes 138 68.32%	Underperform Votes 64 31.68%

Summary

Science Group beats Total Produce on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.