Simply Good Foods (SMPL) Competitors $35.23 -0.19 (-0.54%) Closing price 04/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.23 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04/25/2025 04:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SMPL vs. MTG, RDN, TFSL, WSFS, WD, WAFD, BANC, PFS, AGM, and NWBIShould you be buying Simply Good Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Simply Good Foods include MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), TFS Financial (TFSL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Walker & Dunlop (WD), WaFd (WAFD), Banc of California (BANC), Provident Financial Services (PFS), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), and Northwest Bancshares (NWBI). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Simply Good Foods vs. MGIC Investment Radian Group TFS Financial WSFS Financial Walker & Dunlop WaFd Banc of California Provident Financial Services Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL) and MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation. Does the media refer more to SMPL or MTG? In the previous week, MGIC Investment had 6 more articles in the media than Simply Good Foods. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for MGIC Investment and 13 mentions for Simply Good Foods. Simply Good Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat MGIC Investment's score of 1.22 indicating that Simply Good Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Simply Good Foods 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive MGIC Investment 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SMPL or MTG? MGIC Investment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Simply Good Foods. MGIC Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simply Good Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSimply Good Foods$1.41B2.52$139.31M$1.4424.41MGIC Investment$1.21B4.86$762.99M$2.908.35 Is SMPL or MTG more profitable? MGIC Investment has a net margin of 63.18% compared to Simply Good Foods' net margin of 10.40%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.86% beat Simply Good Foods' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Simply Good Foods10.40% 10.25% 7.63% MGIC Investment 63.18%14.86%11.69% Do institutionals and insiders believe in SMPL or MTG? 88.4% of Simply Good Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Simply Good Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SMPL or MTG a better dividend stock? Simply Good Foods pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. MGIC Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Simply Good Foods pays out 25.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGIC Investment pays out 17.9% 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. MGIC Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, SMPL or MTG? Simply Good Foods has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGIC Investment has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SMPL or MTG? MGIC Investment received 175 more outperform votes than Simply Good Foods when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.61% of users gave Simply Good Foods an outperform vote while only 66.30% of users gave MGIC Investment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSimply Good FoodsOutperform Votes30967.61% Underperform Votes14832.39% MGIC InvestmentOutperform Votes48466.30% Underperform Votes24633.70% Do analysts rate SMPL or MTG? Simply Good Foods presently has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.64%. MGIC Investment has a consensus price target of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.48%. Given Simply Good Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Simply Good Foods is more favorable than MGIC Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Simply Good Foods 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56MGIC Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 SummaryMGIC Investment beats Simply Good Foods on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Simply Good Foods News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SMPL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SMPL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSimply Good FoodsFood & kindred products IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.55B$17.31B$17.25B$7.75BDividend YieldN/A4.40%2.98%4.31%P/E Ratio24.9010.8515.4218.28Price / Sales2.5212.273.98101.44Price / Cash18.3011.7516.3934.62Price / Book2.042.056.294.16Net Income$139.31M$733.40M$734.58M$247.58M7 Day Performance-5.79%-0.10%1.57%5.88%1 Month Performance5.84%-9.76%-4.36%-3.60%1 Year Performance1.53%-18.52%-1.81%4.86% Simply Good Foods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMPLSimply Good Foods3.2296 of 5 stars$35.23-0.5%$41.00+16.4%+1.8%$3.56B$1.41B24.99260Analyst ForecastPositive NewsMTGMGIC Investment3.5286 of 5 stars$23.41-2.6%$26.50+13.2%+18.9%$5.68B$1.21B8.07680Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementBuyback AnnouncementPositive NewsRDNRadian Group3.4525 of 5 stars$31.00-1.9%$36.20+16.8%+3.6%$4.38B$1.29B7.891,400Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsTFSLTFS Financial2.6888 of 5 stars$12.31+0.7%$14.50+17.8%+5.7%$3.46B$302.58M43.961,000Upcoming EarningsWSFSWSFS Financial4.7627 of 5 stars$47.67-0.6%$64.75+35.8%+16.0%$2.76B$1.04B10.792,160Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseNews CoverageGap DownWDWalker & Dunlop3.6841 of 5 stars$71.88-2.5%$102.50+42.6%-17.6%$2.44B$1.13B22.531,450Upcoming EarningsGap UpWAFDWaFd3.9116 of 5 stars$27.94-0.3%$30.50+9.2%+1.1%$2.28B$734.08M12.882,130Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsBANCBanc of California4.7061 of 5 stars$12.89-2.4%$17.73+37.5%-6.3%$2.05B$985.89M23.02680Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePFSProvident Financial Services4.1455 of 5 stars$15.51+0.1%$24.00+54.7%+8.7%$2.02B$694.73M14.771,150Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.7849 of 5 stars$172.00-1.4%$230.00+33.7%-7.6%$1.87B$375.18M10.46160Positive NewsNWBINorthwest Bancshares4.3795 of 5 stars$11.25-1.0%$12.50+11.1%+7.9%$1.43B$520.47M14.242,160Upcoming EarningsNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MGIC Investment Competitors Radian Group Competitors TFS Financial Competitors WSFS Financial Competitors Walker & Dunlop Competitors WaFd Competitors Banc of California Competitors Provident Financial Services Competitors Federal Agricultural Mortgage Competitors Northwest Bancshares Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SMPL) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s tariffs just split the AI market in twoTrump’s tariff just split the AI market – among others – in two. 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