Star Group (SGU) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ASAI or SGU?

8.8% of Sendas Distribuidora shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of Star Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Sendas Distribuidora shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of Star Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ASAI or SGU?

In the previous week, Star Group had 2 more articles in the media than Sendas Distribuidora. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Star Group and 2 mentions for Sendas Distribuidora. Star Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Sendas Distribuidora's score of 0.24 indicating that Star Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sendas Distribuidora	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Star Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ASAI or SGU?

Sendas Distribuidora has higher revenue and earnings than Star Group. Star Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sendas Distribuidora, 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
Sendas Distribuidora	$13.32B	0.12	$142.21M	$0.46	12.87
Star Group	$1.95B	0.22	$31.94M	$1.02	11.89

Do analysts recommend ASAI or SGU?

Sendas Distribuidora currently has a consensus price target of $9.80, indicating a potential upside of 65.54%. Given Sendas Distribuidora's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Sendas Distribuidora is more favorable than Star Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sendas Distribuidora	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Star Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, ASAI or SGU?

Sendas Distribuidora has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Group has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ASAI or SGU more profitable?

Star Group has a net margin of 2.82% compared to Sendas Distribuidora's net margin of 0.89%. Star Group's return on equity of 17.25% beat Sendas Distribuidora's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sendas Distribuidora	0.89%	13.38%	1.48%
Star Group	2.82%	17.25%	5.58%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASAI or SGU?

Star Group received 116 more outperform votes than Sendas Distribuidora when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.32% of users gave Star Group an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave Sendas Distribuidora an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sendas Distribuidora	Outperform Votes 12 44.44%	Underperform Votes 15 55.56%
Star Group	Outperform Votes 128 66.32%	Underperform Votes 65 33.68%

Summary

Star Group beats Sendas Distribuidora on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.