Driven Brands (DRVN) Competitors

Driven Brands (NASDAQ:DRVN) and Service Co. International (NYSE:SCI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DRVN or SCI?

77.1% of Driven Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Service Co. International shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Driven Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Service Co. International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor DRVN or SCI?

In the previous week, Service Co. International had 4 more articles in the media than Driven Brands. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Service Co. International and 7 mentions for Driven Brands. Driven Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Service Co. International's score of 1.59 indicating that Driven Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Driven Brands	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Service Co. International	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is DRVN or SCI more profitable?

Service Co. International has a net margin of 12.39% compared to Driven Brands' net margin of 0.27%. Service Co. International's return on equity of 32.18% beat Driven Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Driven Brands	0.27%	14.86%	2.36%
Service Co. International	12.39%	32.18%	3.03%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DRVN or SCI?

Service Co. International has higher revenue and earnings than Driven Brands. Driven Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Service Co. International, 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
Driven Brands	$2.37B	1.27	-$744.96M	-$1.81	-10.15
Service Co. International	$4.22B	2.63	$518.65M	$3.64	21.43

Which has more volatility & risk, DRVN or SCI?

Driven Brands has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Service Co. International has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DRVN or SCI?

Service Co. International received 285 more outperform votes than Driven Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.13% of users gave Service Co. International an outperform vote while only 58.06% of users gave Driven Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Driven Brands	Outperform Votes 54 58.06%	Underperform Votes 39 41.94%
Service Co. International	Outperform Votes 339 67.13%	Underperform Votes 166 32.87%

Do analysts recommend DRVN or SCI?

Driven Brands currently has a consensus target price of $20.78, suggesting a potential upside of 13.11%. Service Co. International has a consensus target price of $89.25, suggesting a potential upside of 14.41%. Given Service Co. International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Service Co. International is more favorable than Driven Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Driven Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Service Co. International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Service Co. International beats Driven Brands on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.