Star Group (SGU) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer SGU or RVLV?

Revolve Group has a consensus price target of $28.87, indicating a potential upside of 41.02%. Given Revolve Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Revolve Group 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
Revolve Group	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SGU or RVLV?

Revolve Group received 62 more outperform votes than Star Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Star Group an outperform vote while only 57.31% of users gave Revolve Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Star Group	Outperform Votes 130 66.67%	Underperform Votes 65 33.33%
Revolve Group	Outperform Votes 192 57.31%	Underperform Votes 143 42.69%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SGU or RVLV?

40.4% of Star Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.6% of Revolve Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Star Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.6% of Revolve Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SGU or RVLV?

Star Group has higher revenue and earnings than Revolve Group. Star Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Revolve 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	12.56
Revolve Group	$1.13B	1.29	$28.15M	$0.68	30.10

Which has more volatility and risk, SGU or RVLV?

Star Group has a beta of 0.35, suggesting that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Revolve Group has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SGU or RVLV?

In the previous week, Revolve Group had 11 more articles in the media than Star Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Revolve Group and 4 mentions for Star Group. Revolve Group's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Star Group's score of 0.03 indicating that Revolve Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Star Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Revolve Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SGU or RVLV more profitable?

Revolve Group has a net margin of 3.72% compared to Star Group's net margin of 3.19%. Star Group's return on equity of 18.47% beat Revolve Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Star Group	3.19%	18.47%	5.91%
Revolve Group	3.72%	10.17%	6.29%

Summary

Revolve Group beats Star Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.