Simply Good Foods (SMPL) Competitors $25.44 +0.29 (+1.15%) Closing price 10/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.56 +0.13 (+0.49%) As of 10/21/2025 07:35 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SMPL vs. MTG, RDN, TFSL, WSFS, WD, BANC, PFS, WAFD, AGM, and NWBIShould you be buying Simply Good Foods stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Simply Good Foods include MGIC Investment (MTG), Radian Group (RDN), TFS Financial (TFSL), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Banc of California (BANC), Provident Financial Services (PFS), WaFd (WAFD), Federal Agricultural Mortgage (AGM), and Northwest Bancshares (NWBI). These companies are all part of the "thrifts & mortgage finance" industry. Simply Good Foods vs. Its Competitors MGIC Investment Radian Group TFS Financial WSFS Financial Walker & Dunlop Banc of California Provident Financial Services WaFd Federal Agricultural Mortgage Northwest Bancshares 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSimply Good Foods$1.33B1.92$139.31M$1.4317.79MGIC Investment$1.21B5.18$762.99M$3.058.91 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) 2.56MGIC 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 Foods9.97% 10.29% 7.58% MGIC Investment 62.58%14.73%11.62% SummaryMGIC Investment beats Simply Good Foods on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Simply Good Foods News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SMPL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SMPL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSimply Good FoodsFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.53B$14.46B$16.16B$10.68BDividend YieldN/A1.89%3.21%4.88%P/E Ratio17.7925.3717.4927.22Price / Sales1.923.1947.37131.48Price / Cash12.4019.1814.6561.65Price / Book1.474.337.216.59Net Income$139.31M$815.79M$675.36M$276.14M7 Day Performance4.35%-0.45%0.84%-0.72%1 Month Performance-2.90%-1.01%-0.20%2.47%1 Year Performance-21.75%6.75%-0.15%33.90% Simply Good Foods Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMPLSimply Good Foods3.937 of 5 stars$25.44+1.2%$37.63+47.9%-22.0%$2.53B$1.33B17.79260Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsMTGMGIC Investment3.8832 of 5 stars$26.99+1.0%$26.83-0.6%+7.1%$6.16B$1.21B8.85680Positive NewsRDNRadian Group3.8354 of 5 stars$33.38+0.0%$37.50+12.3%-0.6%$4.52B$1.29B8.411,400TFSLTFS Financial2.354 of 5 stars$13.23+2.0%$15.00+13.4%+4.4%$3.64B$758.78M45.621,000News CoverageWSFSWSFS Financial4.6306 of 5 stars$53.00+2.7%$66.25+25.0%+5.4%$2.89B$1.40B11.622,309News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeWDWalker & Dunlop3.5273 of 5 stars$81.53flat$94.25+15.6%-25.7%$2.78B$1.13B25.161,399BANCBanc of California4.714 of 5 stars$16.97+3.0%$18.70+10.2%+13.4%$2.44B$1.89B26.111,903News CoverageUpcoming EarningsPFSProvident Financial Services4.3429 of 5 stars$18.92+2.4%$22.70+20.0%+0.5%$2.41B$1.14B10.691,801Analyst DowngradeWAFDWaFd4.7961 of 5 stars$28.98+1.3%$32.25+11.3%-15.2%$2.25B$1.43B11.022,208News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionAGMFederal Agricultural Mortgage4.9325 of 5 stars$163.06-0.6%$217.00+33.1%-11.7%$1.79B$1.62B9.60160NWBINorthwest Bancshares4.507 of 5 stars$12.17+0.7%$14.50+19.1%-6.4%$1.77B$756.21M10.872,027Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MGIC Investment Competitors Radian Group Competitors TFS Financial Competitors WSFS Financial Competitors Walker & Dunlop Competitors Banc of California Competitors Provident Financial Services Competitors WaFd Competitors Federal Agricultural Mortgage Competitors Northwest Bancshares Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SMPL) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Nvidia about to Trigger Another 150X Opportunity?Nvidia gave investors a chance to make more than 150 times their money with its AI chips, known as graphics pr...InvestorPlace | SponsoredNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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