TAL Education Group (TAL) Competitors

Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) and TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) are both personal services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SCI or TAL?

Service Corporation International has higher revenue and earnings than TAL Education Group. Service Corporation International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TAL Education 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
Service Corporation International	$4.19B	2.59	$518.65M	$3.64	20.93
TAL Education Group	$2.25B	2.66	$84.59M	$0.14	70.25

Which has more risk & volatility, SCI or TAL?

Service Corporation International has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TAL Education Group has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SCI or TAL more profitable?

Service Corporation International has a net margin of 12.58% compared to TAL Education Group's net margin of 3.76%. Service Corporation International's return on equity of 32.35% beat TAL Education Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Service Corporation International	12.58%	32.35%	3.05%
TAL Education Group	3.76%	2.26%	1.54%

Does the media favor SCI or TAL?

In the previous week, Service Corporation International had 2 more articles in the media than TAL Education Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Service Corporation International and 1 mentions for TAL Education Group. Service Corporation International's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat TAL Education Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Service Corporation International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Service Corporation International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TAL Education Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend SCI or TAL?

Service Corporation International presently has a consensus price target of $89.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.14%. TAL Education Group has a consensus price target of $12.66, indicating a potential upside of 28.72%. Given TAL Education Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TAL Education Group is more favorable than Service Corporation International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Service Corporation International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TAL Education Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SCI or TAL?

85.5% of Service Corporation International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of TAL Education Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Service Corporation International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of TAL Education Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Service Corporation International beats TAL Education Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.