Star Group (SGU) Competitors

Star Group (NYSE:SGU) and Camping World (NYSE:CWH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and community ranking.

Is SGU or CWH more profitable?

Star Group has a net margin of 3.19% compared to Camping World's net margin of -0.40%. Star Group's return on equity of 18.47% beat Camping World's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Star Group	3.19%	18.47%	5.91%
Camping World	-0.40%	-23.77%	-0.86%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SGU or CWH?

Camping World received 327 more outperform votes than Star Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.72% of users gave Camping World an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Star Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Star Group	Outperform Votes 130 66.67%	Underperform Votes 65 33.33%
Camping World	Outperform Votes 457 68.72%	Underperform Votes 208 31.28%

Which has more risk and volatility, SGU or CWH?

Star Group has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Camping World has a beta of 2.57, suggesting that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SGU or CWH a better dividend stock?

Star Group pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Camping World pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Star Group pays out 66.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Camping World pays out -65.8% 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. Star Group has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Star Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SGU or CWH?

40.4% of Star Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Camping World shares are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of Star Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.8% of Camping World shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SGU or CWH?

Star Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Camping World. Camping World 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	$1.73B	0.26	$35.22M	$1.04	12.55
Camping World	$6.10B	0.29	$31.04M	-$0.76	-23.13

Do analysts recommend SGU or CWH?

Camping World has a consensus price target of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.58%. Given Camping World's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Camping World 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)	0.00
Camping World	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media prefer SGU or CWH?

In the previous week, Camping World had 9 more articles in the media than Star Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Camping World and 0 mentions for Star Group. Star Group's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Camping World's score of 0.27 indicating that Star Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Star Group	Positive
Camping World	Neutral

Summary

Camping World beats Star Group on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.