Driven Brands (DRVN) Competitors

Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) and Driven Brands (NASDAQ:DRVN) are both personal services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer SCI or DRVN?

Service Corporation International currently has a consensus price target of $90.25, suggesting a potential upside of 14.93%. Driven Brands has a consensus price target of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 19.54%. Given Driven Brands' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Driven Brands is more favorable than Service Corporation International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Service Corporation International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Driven Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SCI or DRVN?

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

Is SCI or DRVN more profitable?

Service Corporation International has a net margin of 12.60% compared to Driven Brands' net margin of -12.32%. Service Corporation International's return on equity of 32.84% beat Driven Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Service Corporation International	12.60%	32.84%	3.05%
Driven Brands	-12.32%	21.17%	3.04%

Which has more risk and volatility, SCI or DRVN?

Service Corporation International has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Driven Brands has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SCI or DRVN?

In the previous week, Service Corporation International had 11 more articles in the media than Driven Brands. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Service Corporation International and 11 mentions for Driven Brands. Service Corporation International's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Driven Brands' score of 0.76 indicating that Service Corporation International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Service Corporation International	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Driven Brands	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SCI or DRVN?

Service Corporation International has higher revenue and earnings than Driven Brands. Driven Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Service Corporation 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
Service Corporation International	$4.25B	2.59	$518.65M	$3.69	21.28
Driven Brands	$2.34B	1.27	-$292.50M	-$1.70	-10.63

Summary

Service Corporation International beats Driven Brands on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.