Star Group (SGU) Competitors $12.92 -0.07 (-0.50%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.68 -0.23 (-1.82%) As of 02/21/2025 04:06 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SGU vs. GO, DNUT, SPH, ASAI, HEPS, REAL, QRTEB, MYTE, GCT, and DDLShould you be buying Star Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Star Group include Grocery Outlet (GO), Krispy Kreme (DNUT), Suburban Propane Partners (SPH), Sendas Distribuidora (ASAI), D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. (HEPS), RealReal (REAL), Qurate Retail (QRTEB), MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. (MYTE), GigaCloud Technology (GCT), and Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Star Group vs. Grocery Outlet Krispy Kreme Suburban Propane Partners Sendas Distribuidora D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. RealReal Qurate Retail MYT Netherlands Parent B.V. GigaCloud Technology Dingdong (Cayman) Star Group (NYSE:SGU) and Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ:GO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability. Is SGU or GO more profitable? Star Group has a net margin of 3.19% compared to Grocery Outlet's net margin of 1.20%. Star Group's return on equity of 18.47% beat Grocery Outlet's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Star Group3.19% 18.47% 5.91% Grocery Outlet 1.20%5.25%2.11% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SGU or GO? Star Group received 98 more outperform votes than Grocery Outlet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Star Group an outperform vote while only 32.65% of users gave Grocery Outlet an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStar GroupOutperform Votes13066.67% Underperform Votes6533.33% Grocery OutletOutperform Votes3232.65% Underperform Votes6667.35% Do analysts rate SGU or GO? Grocery Outlet has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.80%. Given Grocery Outlet's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grocery Outlet 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) 0.00Grocery Outlet 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SGU or GO? 40.4% of Star Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Grocery Outlet shares are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of Star Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Grocery Outlet 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. Which has more volatility & risk, SGU or GO? Star Group has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grocery Outlet has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, SGU or GO? Grocery Outlet has higher revenue and earnings than Star Group. Star Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grocery Outlet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStar Group$1.77B0.25$35.22M$1.0412.42Grocery Outlet$4.26B0.36$79.44M$0.5130.75 Does the media prefer SGU or GO? In the previous week, Grocery Outlet had 32 more articles in the media than Star Group. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Grocery Outlet and 4 mentions for Star Group. Star Group's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Grocery Outlet's score of 0.18 indicating that Star Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Star Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Grocery Outlet 8 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryGrocery Outlet beats Star Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Star Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SGU 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 NYSE 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 SGU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStar GroupRetail stores IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$446.47M$4.87B$26.22B$20.07BDividend Yield5.26%3.05%2.74%3.65%P/E Ratio12.426.8646.3434.90Price / Sales0.252.902,532.9615.64Price / Cash6.727.9035.5720.85Price / Book1.531.916.864.92Net Income$35.22M$204.42M$731.18M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.52%-3.08%-2.05%-1.05%1 Month Performance11.43%-3.43%-0.12%-1.09%1 Year Performance17.30%-3.32%19.96%13.70% Star Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SGUStar Group3.4179 of 5 stars$12.92-0.5%N/A+15.6%$446.47M$1.77B12.423,039Positive NewsGOGrocery Outlet2.0707 of 5 stars$17.37+3.5%$18.00+3.6%-39.5%$1.69B$3.97B34.06950Upcoming EarningsDNUTKrispy Kreme2.5718 of 5 stars$8.43-2.2%$15.25+80.9%-31.3%$1.43B$1.69B49.5922,800Upcoming EarningsSPHSuburban Propane Partners0.7585 of 5 stars$21.37+1.3%$21.00-1.7%+5.0%$1.38B$1.33B20.163,098High Trading VolumeASAISendas Distribuidora4.1807 of 5 stars$4.68+2.0%$9.80+109.4%-67.4%$1.27B$72.08B10.1777,370News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeHEPSD-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S.1.1464 of 5 stars$3.58-1.4%$3.50-2.2%+134.7%$1.01B$1.54B-23.873,213REALRealReal1.5692 of 5 stars$8.03-4.1%$7.38-8.2%+282.2%$880.81M$549.30M-9.133,032Earnings ReportNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeQRTEBQurate Retail0.3687 of 5 stars$2.16+1.9%N/A-64.9%$857.41M$10.92B-3.0426,700News CoverageGap UpMYTEMYT Netherlands Parent B.V.0.8993 of 5 stars$10.01+0.1%$4.88-51.3%+260.1%$853.55M$909.70M-22.241,817GCTGigaCloud Technology4.0678 of 5 stars$20.33+2.7%$51.33+152.5%-31.9%$832.92M$703.83M6.431,362Gap UpDDLDingdong (Cayman)1.0836 of 5 stars$3.44+2.5%$1.15-66.5%+229.3%$811.45M$2.80B38.173,015News CoveragePositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Grocery Outlet Competitors Krispy Kreme Competitors Suburban Propane Partners Competitors Sendas Distribuidora Competitors D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. 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