Simply Good Foods (SMPL) Competitors

Simply Good Foods (NASDAQ:SMPL) and MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) are both mid-cap thrifts & mortgage finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, SMPL or MTG?

Simply Good Foods has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGIC Investment has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SMPL or MTG?

MGIC Investment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Simply Good Foods. MGIC Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simply Good Foods, 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
Simply Good Foods	$1.33B	1.92	$139.31M	$1.43	17.79
MGIC Investment	$1.21B	5.18	$762.99M	$3.05	8.91

Does the media favor SMPL or MTG?

In the previous week, MGIC Investment had 8 more articles in the media than Simply Good Foods. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for MGIC Investment and 6 mentions for Simply Good Foods. Simply Good Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat MGIC Investment's score of 1.34 indicating that Simply Good Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Simply Good Foods	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MGIC Investment	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SMPL or MTG?

Simply Good Foods presently has a consensus target price of $37.63, indicating a potential upside of 47.90%. MGIC Investment has a consensus target price of $26.83, indicating a potential downside of 1.21%. Given Simply Good Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Simply Good Foods is more favorable than MGIC Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Simply Good Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
MGIC Investment	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SMPL or MTG?

88.5% of Simply Good Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of Simply Good Foods shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of MGIC Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SMPL or MTG more profitable?

MGIC Investment has a net margin of 62.58% compared to Simply Good Foods' net margin of 9.97%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.73% beat Simply Good Foods' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Simply Good Foods	9.97%	10.29%	7.58%
MGIC Investment	62.58%	14.73%	11.62%

Summary

MGIC Investment beats Simply Good Foods on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.