Service Corporation International (SCI) Competitors

Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) and TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL) are both personal services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Do analysts prefer SCI or TAL?

Service Corporation International presently has a consensus target price of $90.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.52%. TAL Education Group has a consensus target price of $12.66, indicating a potential upside of 20.97%. Given TAL Education Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe TAL Education Group is more favorable than Service Corporation International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Service Corporation International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TAL Education Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is SCI or TAL more profitable?

Service Corporation International has a net margin of 12.60% compared to TAL Education Group's net margin of 4.33%. Service Corporation International's return on equity of 32.84% beat TAL Education Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Service Corporation International	12.60%	32.84%	3.05%
TAL Education Group	4.33%	2.81%	1.87%

Does the media prefer SCI or TAL?

In the previous week, Service Corporation International had 12 more articles in the media than TAL Education Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Service Corporation International and 1 mentions for TAL Education Group. Service Corporation International's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat TAL Education Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Service Corporation International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Service Corporation International	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TAL Education Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, SCI or TAL?

Service Corporation International has higher revenue and earnings than TAL Education Group. Service Corporation International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TAL Education Group, 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
Service Corporation International	$4.19B	2.62	$518.65M	$3.69	21.17
TAL Education Group	$2.25B	2.83	$84.59M	$0.17	61.56

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SCI or TAL?

85.5% of Service Corporation International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of TAL Education Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Service Corporation International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of TAL Education Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SCI or TAL?

Service Corporation International has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TAL Education Group has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Service Corporation International beats TAL Education Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.