Science Group (SAG) Competitors

Science Group (LON:SAG) and Total Produce (LON:TOT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Do analysts rate SAG or TOT?

Science Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 758, indicating a potential upside of 48.19%. Given Science Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Science Group is more favorable than Total Produce.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Science Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Total Produce	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SAG or TOT?

Science Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Total Produce. Total Produce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Science 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
Science Group	£108.81M	2.10	£5.92M	£13.25	38.62
Total Produce	£3.82B	0.00	N/A	£8.80	N/A

Does the media refer more to SAG or TOT?

In the previous week, Science Group had 4 more articles in the media than Total Produce. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Science Group and 0 mentions for Total Produce. Science Group's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Total Produce's score of 0.00 indicating that Science Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Science Group	Neutral
Total Produce	Neutral

Is SAG or TOT a better dividend stock?

Science Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Total Produce pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share. Science Group pays out 60.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Total Produce pays out 0.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SAG or TOT?

Science Group received 68 more outperform votes than Total Produce when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.47% of users gave Science Group an outperform vote while only 58.68% of users gave Total Produce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Science Group	Outperform Votes 139 68.47%	Underperform Votes 64 31.53%
Total Produce	Outperform Votes 71 58.68%	Underperform Votes 50 41.32%

Is SAG or TOT more profitable?

Science Group has a net margin of 5.44% compared to Total Produce's net margin of 0.00%. Science Group's return on equity of 7.43% beat Total Produce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Science Group	5.44%	7.43%	4.28%
Total Produce	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SAG or TOT?

63.6% of Science Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.4% of Science Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Science Group beats Total Produce on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.