SigmaTron International (SGMA) Competitors

SPI Energy (NASDAQ:SPI) and SigmaTron International (NASDAQ:SGMA) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do analysts prefer SPI or SGMA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SPI Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
SigmaTron International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SPI or SGMA more profitable?

SPI Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to SigmaTron International's net margin of -4.62%. SPI Energy's return on equity of 0.00% beat SigmaTron International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SPI Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
SigmaTron International	-4.62%	-24.68%	-6.97%

Which has better earnings & valuation, SPI or SGMA?

SigmaTron International has higher revenue and earnings than SPI Energy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SPI Energy	$177.52M	0.14	-$33.42M	N/A	N/A
SigmaTron International	$311.71M	0.02	-$2.49M	-$2.01	-0.52

Does the media prefer SPI or SGMA?

In the previous week, SigmaTron International had 1 more articles in the media than SPI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for SigmaTron International and 1 mentions for SPI Energy. SPI Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat SigmaTron International's score of 0.62 indicating that SPI Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SPI Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SigmaTron International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SPI or SGMA?

SPI Energy has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SigmaTron International has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SPI or SGMA?

1.7% of SPI Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.9% of SigmaTron International shares are held by institutional investors. 24.6% of SPI Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of SigmaTron International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SPI or SGMA?

SigmaTron International received 26 more outperform votes than SPI Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.24% of users gave SPI Energy an outperform vote while only 41.69% of users gave SigmaTron International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SPI Energy	Outperform Votes 107 65.24%	Underperform Votes 57 34.76%
SigmaTron International	Outperform Votes 133 41.69%	Underperform Votes 186 58.31%

Summary

SPI Energy beats SigmaTron International on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.