Superior Plus (SPB) Competitors

Secure Energy Services (TSE:SES) and Superior Plus (TSE:SPB) are both electrical equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is SES or SPB more profitable?

Secure Energy Services has a net margin of 5.86% compared to Superior Plus' net margin of 1.80%. Secure Energy Services' return on equity of 51.19% beat Superior Plus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Secure Energy Services	5.86%	51.19%	8.15%
Superior Plus	1.80%	4.21%	3.17%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SES or SPB?

Secure Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Superior Plus. Secure Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Superior Plus, 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
Secure Energy Services	C$10.07B	0.37	C$590.18M	C$2.55	6.26
Superior Plus	C$1.80B	0.76	C$32.37M	C$0.27	30.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SES or SPB?

37.7% of Secure Energy Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.8% of Superior Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Secure Energy Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Superior Plus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer SES or SPB?

In the previous week, Secure Energy Services had 4 more articles in the media than Superior Plus. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Secure Energy Services and 1 mentions for Superior Plus. Superior Plus' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Secure Energy Services' score of -0.30 indicating that Superior Plus is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Secure Energy Services	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Superior Plus	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SES or SPB a better dividend stock?

Secure Energy Services pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Superior Plus pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Secure Energy Services pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Superior Plus pays out 264.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer SES or SPB?

Secure Energy Services presently has a consensus price target of C$17.92, suggesting a potential upside of 12.12%. Superior Plus has a consensus price target of C$10.05, suggesting a potential upside of 23.11%. Given Superior Plus' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Superior Plus is more favorable than Secure Energy Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Secure Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Superior Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, SES or SPB?

Secure Energy Services has a beta of 2.41, meaning that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Superior Plus has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Secure Energy Services beats Superior Plus on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.