Suburban Propane Partners (SPH) Competitors

Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE:SPH) and FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SPH or FCFS?

30.9% of Suburban Propane Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of FirstCash shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Suburban Propane Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of FirstCash shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor SPH or FCFS?

In the previous week, FirstCash had 11 more articles in the media than Suburban Propane Partners. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FirstCash and 2 mentions for Suburban Propane Partners. FirstCash's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Suburban Propane Partners' score of 1.44 indicating that FirstCash is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Suburban Propane Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FirstCash	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, SPH or FCFS?

FirstCash has higher revenue and earnings than Suburban Propane Partners. Suburban Propane Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstCash, 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
Suburban Propane Partners	$1.33B	1.01	$74.17M	$1.06	19.62
FirstCash	$3.39B	1.57	$258.82M	$5.73	20.78

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPH or FCFS?

Suburban Propane Partners received 290 more outperform votes than FirstCash when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.22% of users gave Suburban Propane Partners an outperform vote while only 42.22% of users gave FirstCash an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Suburban Propane Partners	Outperform Votes 309 57.22%	Underperform Votes 231 42.78%
FirstCash	Outperform Votes 19 42.22%	Underperform Votes 26 57.78%

Is SPH or FCFS more profitable?

FirstCash has a net margin of 7.64% compared to Suburban Propane Partners' net margin of 5.18%. FirstCash's return on equity of 14.99% beat Suburban Propane Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Suburban Propane Partners	5.18%	11.81%	2.98%
FirstCash	7.64%	14.99%	6.94%

Is SPH or FCFS a better dividend stock?

Suburban Propane Partners pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. FirstCash pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Suburban Propane Partners pays out 122.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FirstCash pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility and risk, SPH or FCFS?

Suburban Propane Partners has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FirstCash has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SPH or FCFS?

Suburban Propane Partners currently has a consensus price target of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.96%. FirstCash has a consensus price target of $135.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.95%. Given FirstCash's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FirstCash is more favorable than Suburban Propane Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Suburban Propane Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
FirstCash	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

FirstCash beats Suburban Propane Partners on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.