Titan Machinery (TITN) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SGU or TITN?

40.4% of Star Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Titan Machinery shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Star Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Titan Machinery shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SGU or TITN?

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

Is SGU or TITN more profitable?

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

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

Which has more volatility and risk, SGU or TITN?

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

Does the media favor SGU or TITN?

In the previous week, Titan Machinery had 5 more articles in the media than Star Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Titan Machinery and 2 mentions for Star Group. Star Group's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Titan Machinery's score of 0.48 indicating that Titan Machinery is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts prefer SGU or TITN?

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

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, SGU or TITN?

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
Star Group	$1.95B	0.19	$31.94M	$0.66	16.26
Titan Machinery	$2.82B	0.15	$112.44M	$4.16	4.52

Summary

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