SCI vs. UHAL, TAL, GHC, LAUR, DRVN, PRDO, HTZ, MCW, AFYA, and EVGO
Should you be buying Service Corporation International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Service Corporation International include U-Haul (UHAL), TAL Education Group (TAL), Graham (GHC), Laureate Education (LAUR), Driven Brands (DRVN), Perdoceo Education (PRDO), Hertz Global (HTZ), Mister Car Wash (MCW), Afya (AFYA), and EVgo (EVGO). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.
Service Corporation International vs. Its Competitors
Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) and U-Haul (NYSE:UHAL) are both personal services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.
Service Corporation International has a net margin of 12.60% compared to U-Haul's net margin of 5.31%. Service Corporation International's return on equity of 32.84% beat U-Haul's return on equity.
Service Corporation International has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U-Haul has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
85.5% of Service Corporation International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of U-Haul shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Service Corporation International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.6% of U-Haul shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Service Corporation International had 5 more articles in the media than U-Haul. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Service Corporation International and 0 mentions for U-Haul. Service Corporation International's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat U-Haul's score of 0.00 indicating that Service Corporation International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Service Corporation International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than U-Haul. Service Corporation International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U-Haul, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Service Corporation International currently has a consensus target price of $90.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.81%. Given Service Corporation International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Service Corporation International is more favorable than U-Haul.
Summary
Service Corporation International beats U-Haul on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SCI) was last updated on 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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