Science Group (SAG) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, TOT or SAG?

Science Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Total Produce	£3.82B	0.00	N/A	£8.80	N/A
Science Group	£108.81M	2.30	£5.92M	£13.25	42.28

Do analysts rate TOT or SAG?

Science Group has a consensus price target of GBX 758, suggesting a potential upside of 35.36%. Given Science Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Science Group is more favorable than Total Produce.

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

Does the media favor TOT or SAG?

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 0.95 beat Total Produce's score of 0.00 indicating that Science Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Total Produce	Neutral
Science Group	Positive

Is TOT or SAG 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
Total Produce	N/A	N/A	N/A
Science Group	5.44%	7.43%	4.28%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TOT or SAG?

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

Is TOT or SAG a better dividend stock?

Total Produce pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share. Science Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Total Produce pays out 0.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Science Group pays out 60.4% 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.

Summary

Science Group beats Total Produce on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.