Jerash Holdings (US) (JRSH) Competitors

Superior Group of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) and Jerash Holdings (US) (NASDAQ:JRSH) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SGC or JRSH?

33.8% of Superior Group of Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of Jerash Holdings (US) shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.7% of Superior Group of Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 42.7% of Jerash Holdings (US) shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend SGC or JRSH?

Superior Group of Companies presently has a consensus price target of $17.33, suggesting a potential upside of 69.44%. Jerash Holdings (US) has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.30%. Given Superior Group of Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Superior Group of Companies is more favorable than Jerash Holdings (US).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Superior Group of Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Jerash Holdings (US)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is SGC or JRSH a better dividend stock?

Superior Group of Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Jerash Holdings (US) pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Superior Group of Companies pays out 109.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Jerash Holdings (US) pays out 285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SGC or JRSH?

Superior Group of Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Jerash Holdings (US). Superior Group of Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jerash Holdings (US), 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
Superior Group of Companies	$565.68M	0.29	$12M	$0.51	20.06
Jerash Holdings (US)	$145.81M	0.30	-$850K	$0.07	48.71

Does the media favor SGC or JRSH?

In the previous week, Superior Group of Companies had 4 more articles in the media than Jerash Holdings (US). MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Superior Group of Companies and 3 mentions for Jerash Holdings (US). Superior Group of Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Jerash Holdings (US)'s score of 0.63 indicating that Superior Group of Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Superior Group of Companies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jerash Holdings (US)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SGC or JRSH more profitable?

Superior Group of Companies has a net margin of 1.44% compared to Jerash Holdings (US)'s net margin of 0.57%. Superior Group of Companies' return on equity of 4.22% beat Jerash Holdings (US)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Superior Group of Companies	1.44%	4.22%	2.00%
Jerash Holdings (US)	0.57%	1.31%	1.02%

Which has more risk and volatility, SGC or JRSH?

Superior Group of Companies has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jerash Holdings (US) has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Superior Group of Companies beats Jerash Holdings (US) on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.