Match Group (MTCH) Competitors

Sally Beauty (NYSE:SBH) and Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Is SBH or MTCH more profitable?

Match Group has a net margin of 19.03% compared to Match Group's net margin of 4.36%. Match Group's return on equity of 34.23% beat Sally Beauty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sally Beauty	4.36%	34.23%	6.57%
Match Group	19.03%	-433.59%	14.95%

Which has more risk & volatility, SBH or MTCH?

Sally Beauty has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Match Group has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SBH or MTCH?

94.1% of Match Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Sally Beauty shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Match Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SBH or MTCH?

Match Group received 172 more outperform votes than Sally Beauty when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.11% of users gave Match Group an outperform vote while only 55.63% of users gave Sally Beauty an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sally Beauty	Outperform Votes 430 55.63%	Underperform Votes 343 44.37%
Match Group	Outperform Votes 602 67.11%	Underperform Votes 295 32.89%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SBH or MTCH?

Match Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sally Beauty. Sally Beauty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Match 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
Sally Beauty	$3.73B	0.32	$184.60M	$1.47	7.75
Match Group	$3.36B	2.53	$651.54M	$2.30	13.92

Does the media refer more to SBH or MTCH?

In the previous week, Match Group had 7 more articles in the media than Sally Beauty. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Match Group and 1 mentions for Sally Beauty. Match Group's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Sally Beauty's score of 0.97 indicating that Sally Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sally Beauty	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Match Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SBH or MTCH?

Sally Beauty currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.36%. Match Group has a consensus target price of $42.43, indicating a potential upside of 32.50%. Given Sally Beauty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Match Group is more favorable than Sally Beauty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sally Beauty	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Match Group	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Summary

Match Group beats Sally Beauty on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.