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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

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

88.5% of Simply Good Foods shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of MGIC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Simply Good Foods shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of MGIC Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer SMPL or MTG?

In the previous week, Simply Good Foods had 12 more articles in the media than MGIC Investment. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Simply Good Foods and 13 mentions for MGIC Investment. Simply Good Foods' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat MGIC Investment's score of 1.22 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MGIC Investment	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger 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	2.57	$139.31M	$1.43	23.81
MGIC Investment	$1.22B	4.97	$762.99M	$3.01	8.48

Do analysts prefer SMPL or MTG?

Simply Good Foods presently has a consensus price target of $40.38, suggesting a potential upside of 18.58%. MGIC Investment has a consensus price target of $26.88, suggesting a potential upside of 5.33%. Given Simply Good Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
MGIC Investment	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Is SMPL or MTG more profitable?

MGIC Investment has a net margin of 63.49% compared to Simply Good Foods' net margin of 9.97%. MGIC Investment's return on equity of 14.96% 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	63.49%	14.96%	11.80%

Which has more volatility & risk, SMPL or MTG?

Simply Good Foods has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGIC Investment has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Simply Good Foods and MGIC Investment tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.